DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-95,376

JOTUN PAINTS, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
AREOTEK AND EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT
BELLE CHASSE, LOUSIANA


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 November 14, 2019 by a state workforce official on behalf
of workers and former workers of Jotun Paints, Inc., including on-
site leased workers from Aerotek and Express Employment, Belle
Chasse, Louisiana (Jotun). The workers' firm is engaged in
activities related to the production and supply of paint products
and protective coatings.
During the course of the investigation, information was
collected from the petition and the workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers in Jotun have become totally or
partially separated.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers' firm
has shifted to a foreign country the production of articles like
or directly competitive with those produced by the workers which
contributed importantly to worker group separations at Jotun.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of Jotun, who are engaged
in activities related to the production of paint products and
protective coatings, 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 Jotun Paints, Inc., including on-site leased
workers from Aerotek and Express Employment, Belle Chasse,
Louisiana, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after November 13, 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 10th day of August 2020.

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