DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-95,745

L.L. BEAN, INC.
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS FROM
COMPUNNEL SOFTWARE GROUP INC., NTT DATA SERVICES,
PROSEARCH INC., RANDSTAD TECHNOLOGIES, SUNBELT CONSULTING,
TEKSYSTEMS, ARKATECHTURE, ISTHMUS SOFTWARE, AND SAPIENS SOFTWARE
FREEPORT, MAINE

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 February 28, 2020 on behalf of workers and former workers
of L.L. Bean, Inc., Freeport, Maine (L.L. Bean-Freeport). L.L.
Bean-Freeport is engaged in activities related to the supply of
outdoor sporting specialty retailer. The worker group is engaged
in activities related to the supply of information technology
and call center services. The worker group includes on-site
leased workers from Compunnel Software Group, Inc., NTT DATA
Services, Prosearch, Inc., Randstad Technologies, Sunbelt
Consulting, TEKsystems, Arkatechture, Isthmus Software, and
Sapiens Software.
During the course of the investigation, the Department
obtained information from the petition and the workers' firm.
Section 222(a)(1) has been met because a significant number
or proportion of the workers at L.L. Bean-Freeport have become
totally or partially separated, or are threatened with total or
partial separation.
Section 222(a)(2)(B) has been met because the workers' firm
has shifted services like or directly competitive with the
services provided by the subject workers which contributed
importantly to worker group separations at L.L. Bean-Freeport.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that workers of L.L. Bean-Freeport, who
are engaged in activities related to the supply of information
technology and call center services, 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 L.L. Bean, Inc., including on-site leased
workers from Compunnel Software Group Inc., NTT DATA
Services, Prosearch Inc., Randstad Technologies, Sunbelt
Consulting, TEKsystems, Arkatechture, Isthmus Software, and
Sapiens Software, Freeport, Maine, who became totally or
partially separated from employment on or after February 27,
2019 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 20th day of March 2020.

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