August 4, 2004

Labor Department Sues to Appoint Independent Fiduciary For Abandoned Montana Retirement Plan

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

Helena, Montana - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued to obtain the court appointment of an independent fiduciary to manage the abandoned retirement plan of the defunct Meteorological Technical Institute, Inc. in Helena, Montana, distribute $15,583 in assets to participants and terminate the plan.

August 3, 2004

Labor Department Removes Plumbers' Union Pension Fund Trustees, Collects $10.98 Million for Worker Retirement

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August 2, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Obtains Judgment Against Ohio Computer Company for Mismanaging 401(k)

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Akron, Ohio - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a default judgment removing Pony Computer Inc. of Streetsboro, Ohio, as a fiduciary to its 401(k) plan and appointing Joseph S. Moynihan as the independent fiduciary responsible for managing the 401(k) and distributing more than $58,000 to 20 participants.

August 2, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Order Permanently Bans Former Leasing Firm President From Overseeing Employee Benefit Plans

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August 2, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Obtains Independent Fiduciary For Abandoned 401(k) Plan

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August 2, 2004

Trustee of Medford 401(k) Plan Agrees to Repay Over $11,000 To Plan Participants Following Labor Department Legal Action

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Boston, Massachusetts - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment and order requiring the administrator of a Medford, Massachusetts, 401(k) plan to pay $11,287.48, plus interest, to plan participants as restitution for failing to forward employee contributions to the plan.

July 28, 2004

ERISA Advisory Council to Hold Working Group Meetings in August

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July 28, 2004

Media Advisory - “Getting It Right” - New Compliance Assistance Seminar for Plan Fiduciaries

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Columbus, Ohio - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) compliance assistance seminar, “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities,” will take place in Columbus, Ohio on July 29, 2004 at the Ohio State University Fawcett Conference Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road.

July 26, 2004

Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao and U.S.
Department of Labor Celebrate the 14th Anniversary of the Americans with
Disabilities Act

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) today celebrated the 14th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

July 26, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Obtains Judgment Barring Fiduciaries of West Virginia 401(k) From Serving Plans

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Charleston, West Virginia - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment permanently barring the former owners of defunct Fleshman’s Inc. of Oceana, West Virginia, from service as fiduciaries to employee benefit plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

July 20, 2004

U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces Settlements for Global Crossing Retirement Plans

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July 15, 2004

Labor Department Partners with American Mushroom
Institute to Help Mushroom Growers Comply with Federal Law

WASHINGTON—In an effort to educate mushroom growers throughout the country about minimum wage, overtime and worker health and safety, the U.S. Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has entered into a partnership with the American Mushroom Institute (AMI).

The AMI is a national, nonprofit trade association established by mushroom growers with a total membership of approximately 400 members, including 120 mushroom farms.

July 13, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Obtains Partial Judgment Restoring $34,000 To New York Retirement Plan

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July 12, 2004

U.S. Department of Labor Administrative Review
Board Reinstates Fine of $132,575 in a Massachusetts Case Involving Death of a
16-Year-Old: Minor was Illegally Employed to Operate a Forklift

Minor was Illegally Employed to Operate a Forklift

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that Fisherman’s Fleet, Inc., a fish processing company located in Malden, Mass. has been ordered to pay $132,575 in fines for violations of the youth employment provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The department’s Administrative Review Board reversed an administrative law judge’s decision that had reduced the penalty by 25 percent.

July 8, 2004

Labor Secretary Chao Announces Availability of
$2.5 Million Grant Aimed at Improving Telework Employment Strategies for People
with Disabilities

WASHINGTON—U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the availability of a $2.5 million grant through her Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), which is aimed at increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities through telework positions.

July 8, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Sues Owner of Minnesota Company Over Delinquent Employee Contributions

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Kansas City, Missouri - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment and order requiring the owner of Ver-Sa-Til Associates Inc. in Chanhassen, Minnesota, to pay $6,832 as restitution for failing to forward employee contributions owed to the company’s profit sharing plan.

July 8, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Sues Former Bakery Union and Successor Fiduciary For Abandoning Pittsburgh Welfare Plan

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July 6, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Sponsors New York Seminar On Federal and State Health Plan Laws

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July 2, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Obtains Judgment Removing New Mexico 401(k) Plan Fiduciary

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Albuquerque, New Mexico - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment and order removing the owner of Albuquerque-based J.R. Hale Contracting Company Inc. as fiduciary of the corporation's 401(k) profit sharing plan.

June 30, 2004

U. S. Labor Department Continues National Education Campaign to “Build Wealth at Work”

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

 

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