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Release Date: 02/17/1998
Release
Number:III-98-02-17-035-DC
Contact Name: Kate Dugan
Phone
Number:215.596.1147
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Mabel Lum Capolongo, a native of Washington, D.C.,
has been named regional director of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Pension
and Welfare Benefits Administration Office (PWBA) in Philadelphia. |
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The mission of the PWBA is to protect the
integrity of pensions, health plans, and other employee benefits for more than
200 million people |
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Capolongo will be responsible for administering
Title I enforcement provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
(ERISA), overseeing investigations, providing litigation support and being the
primary liason with representatives of federal and state agencies involved in
pursuing ERISA violations. |
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Prior to being appointed regional administrator,
Capolongo was PWBA’s Washington, D.C. district director. Capolongo started
her career with the Department of Labor in 1979 and has served as a staff
accountant, auditor and senior investigator. |
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Capolongo received a Special Achievement Award in
1991 and a Distinguished Career Service Award in 1995. Ms. Capolongo earned an
accounting and an M.B.A. degree from American University in 1978 and 1985
respectively and is a state of Maryland Certified Public Accountant. |
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The jurisdiction of the regional office covers
Delaware, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia and southern New Jersey. |
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U.S. Department of
Labor news releases are accessible on the Internet. The information in this
news release will be made available in alternate format upon request (large
print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the Central Office for Assistive
Services and Technology. Please specify which news release when placing your
request. Call 202.693.7773 or TTY 202.693.7755. |
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