DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-95,121

BANK OF THE WEST
A SUBSIDIARY OF BANCWEST HOLDING INC.
IT APPLICATION SUPPORT GROUP
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
ALLEGIS GLOBAL SOLUTIONS (AGS)
OMAHA, NEBRASKA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C. § 2273, the Department of Labor herein
presents the results of an investigation regarding certification
of eligibility to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
The group eligibility requirements for workers of a firm
under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a), are
satisfied if the following criteria are met:
(1) a significant number or proportion of the workers
in such workers' firm have become totally or partially
separated, or are threatened to become totally or
partially separated;
(2)(B)(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers'
firm to a foreign country in the production of articles
or supply of services like or directly competitive with
those produced/supplied by the workers' firm; OR
(II) there has been an acquisition from a
foreign country by the workers' firm of
articles/services that are like or directly
competitive with those produced/supplied by
the workers' firm; AND
(ii) the shift/acquisition must have contributed
importantly to the workers' separation or
threat of separation.

The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
filed on August 27, 2019 by a state workforce office on behalf of
workers of Bank of the West, a subsidiary of BancWest Holding
Inc., IT Application Support Group, Omaha, Nebraska (Bank of the
West-IT Application Support Group). The subject worker group
(Bank of the West-IT Application Support Group) includes on-site
leased workers from Allegis Global Solutions (AGS). The subject
workers are engaged in activities related to the supply of
information technology (IT) application support services.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the workers' firm and the petitioner.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers in Bank of the West-IT Application
Support Group have become totally or partially separated, or are
threatened to become totally or partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers' firm
has shifted to a foreign country the supply of a service like or
directly competitive with the service supplied by the subject
workers which contributed importantly to worker group separations
at Bank of the West-IT Application Support Group.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Bank of the West-IT
Application Support Group meet the worker group certification
criteria under Section 222(a) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2272(a). In
accordance with Section 223 of the Act, 19 U.S.C. § 2273, I make
the following certification:
"All workers of Bank of the West, a subsidiary of BancWest
Holding Inc., IT Application Support Group, including on-
site leased workers from Allegis Global Solutions (AGS),
Omaha, Nebraska, who became totally or partially separated
from employment on or after August 26, 2018 through two years
from the date of certification, and all workers in the group
threatened with total or partial separation from employment
on the date of certification through two years from the date
of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment
assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of
1974, as amended."
Signed in Washington, D.C. this 30th day of December 2019.

/s/Del-Min Amy Chen
______________________________
DEL-MIN AMY CHEN
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance