UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-96,994

AT&T SERVICES, INC.
FINANCE BILLING OPERATIONS, BOTHELL,
WASHINGTON AND REDMOND, WASHINGTON
OAKTON, VIRGINIA

Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility
to Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended ("Act"), 19 U.S.C.
§ 2273, the Department of Labor issued a Certification Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Trade
Adjustment Assistance for Workers on July 8, 2021 applicable to workers and former workers of
AT&T Services, Inc., Finance Billing Operations, Oakton, Virginia. The Department's Notice of
determination has yet to be published in the Federal Register.

The worker group is engaged in activities related to the supply of finance and billing
services and are not separately identifiable by service. The amendment request stated that the
worker group should be clarified to include workers from AT&T Services, Inc., Finance Billing
Operations, Bothell, Washington and Redmond, Washington.

At the request of State Workforce Official, the Department reviewed the certification for
the worker group. The amendment request stated "the worker group should include workers from
the Bothell Washington and Redmond Washington locations."

A review of the information shows that the workers of AT&T Services, Inc., Finance
Billing Operations, Bothell, Washington and Redmond, Washington report to AT&T Services,
Inc., Finance Billing Operations, Oakton, Virginia, and are similarly affected.

The Department has carefully reviewed the amendment request and the investigative
record, and has determined that an amendment to clarify the identification of the worker group is
appropriate.

The amended Notice applicable to TA-W-96,994 is hereby issued as follows:

"All workers of AT&T Services, Inc., Finance Billing Operations, Bothell, Washington and
Redmond, Washington, Oakton, Virginia, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after June 22, 2020, through July 8, 2023, and all workers in the group
threatened with total or partial separation from employment on June 22, 2020 through July
8, 2023 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 3rd day of November, 2021

/s/ Jessica R. Webster
_______________________
JESSICA R. WEBSTER
Certifying Officer, Office of
Trade Adjustment Assistance




UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
TA-W-96,994
AT&T SERVICES, INC.

FINANCE BILLING OPERATIONS

OAKTON, VIRGINIA
Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended ("the Act"), 19 U.S.C.
§ 2273, the Department of Labor ("Department") herein presents the results of an investigation
regarding certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance ("TAA") for workers.

The investigation was initiated in response to a TAA petition dated June 22, 2021 and filed
on June 24, 2021 by a State Workforce Office, on behalf of workers and former workers of AT&T
Services, Inc., Finance Billing Operations, Oakton, Virginia (hereafter referred to as the "worker
group"). In accordance with 20 C.F.R. 618.110 a worker group is defined as, ""¦inclusive of
teleworkers and staffed workers."

The worker group is engaged in activities related to the supply of finance and billing
services and are not separately identifiable by service.

The petition alleged that worker separations, or threats thereof, were due to an acquisition
of the supply of like or directly competitive services from an entity in another country.

During the course of the investigation, the Department collected information from the
petitioner(s), the workers' firm, and other relevant sources.

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:

Employment Criterion

(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.
20 C.F.R. 618.225(c)(1)(ii) states that an "Analysis of separation data must generally
consist of a: "(A) Comparison of employment on the petition date to employment on the date that is
1 year prior to the petition date; (B) Review of employment activity during the 1-year period prior
to the petition date; and (C) Review of evidence provided by the workers' firm regarding actual
and threatened separations that occur, or are scheduled to occur, after the petition date."

The Department determines that the employment criterion has been met.

Shift/Acquisition Criterion

(2)(B)(i)(I) there has been a shift by the workers' firm to a foreign country in the production
of articles or the supply of services like or directly competitive with articles which
are produced or services which are supplied by such firm; or

(II) such workers' firm has acquired from a foreign country articles or services that
are like or directly competitive with articles which are produced or services which
are supplied by such firm;
According to 20 C.F.R. 618.225(c)(2)(ii), "Analysis of acquisition data must generally
consist of a: (1) Comparison of shift data on the petition date to shift/acquisition data that is 1 year
prior to the petition date; (2) Review of shift/acquisition activity during the 1-year period prior
to the petition date; and (3) Review of evidence provided by the workers' firm regarding shift/
acquisition activity scheduled to occur after the petition date."

The Department determines that the acquisition criterion has been met.

Contributed Importantly Criterion

(ii) the shift described in clause (i)(I) or the acquisition of articles or services described
in clause (i)(II) contributed importantly to such workers' separation or threat of
separation.
Sec. 222(c) of the Trade Act and 20 C.F.R. 618.110 defines contributed importantly as "a
cause that is important but not necessarily more important than any other cause."

According to 20 C.F.R. 618.225(c)(3)(i), "Analysis of impact of acquisition data on worker
separations must generally consist of determining: (A) Whether there are one or more events or
factors that lessen or sever the causal nexus between the acquisition activity and worker separations
or threat of separation; (B) What percentage of the workers' firm sales or production declines was
attributable to the firm's acquisition activity; (C) Whether operations at the workers' firm domestic
facility or facilities decreased at the same or at a greater rate than contractor or licensee operations
in the foreign country; and (D) Whether there are other events or factors that mitigate or amplify
the impact of acquisition activity on the workers' firm. (ii) Whether there are other events or factors
that mitigate or amplify the impact of shift activity on the workers' firm. (B) The impact may be
determined using a quantitative or qualitative analysis."

The Department determines that the contributed importantly criterion has been met.

Conclusion

After careful review of the facts obtained in the investigation, I determine that workers of
AT&T Services, Inc., Finance Billing Operations, Oakton, Virginia, who are engaged in activities
related to the supply of finance and billing 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 AT&T Services, Inc., Finance Billing Operations, Oakton, Virginia, who
became totally or partially separated from employment on or after June 22, 2020 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 8th day of July, 2021.

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