October 15, 2012

South Carolina restaurants agree to pay 85 employees nearly $486,000 in back wages following US Labor Department investigations

Investigations conducted as part of ongoing enforcement initiative in South Carolina's restaurant industry

October 15, 2012

Judge orders fiduciary to restore more than $6,300 to ECS Web Employees 401(k) Plan & Trust in Auburn Hills, Mich.

Date of Action: Oct. 15, 2012

Type of Action: Consent order and judgment

Names of Defendant: Robert Fassanella, individually and as a fiduciary to the ECS Web Employees 401(k) Plan & Trust; ECS Web Employees 401(k) Plan & Trust

October 15, 2012

US Department of Labor files suit to terminate Nutrition Clinic 401(k) Plan in Rockford, Ill., and provide funds to participants

Date of Action: Oct. 10, 2012

Type of Action: Complaint

Names of Defendant: Gautam Gupta, Nutrition Clinic 401(k) Plan

October 15, 2012

Judge orders fiduciary Ronald Bloomgren to restore more than $19,000 to the Earmold Design, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in Minneapolis, Minn.

Date of Action: Oct. 15, 2012

Type of Action: Judgment

Name of Defendants: Ronald Bloomgren, individually and as a fiduciary to the Earmold Design 401(k) Savings Plan

October 15, 2012

US Department of Labor files suit to terminate Nutrition Clinic 401(k) Plan in Rockford, Ill., and provide funds to participants

Date of Action: Oct. 10, 2012

Type of Action: Complaint

Names of Defendant: Gautam Gupta, Nutrition Clinic 401(k) Plan

October 15, 2012

Judge orders fiduciary to restore more than $6,300 to ECS Web Employees 401(k) Plan & Trust in Auburn Hills, Mich.

Date of Action: Oct. 15, 2012

Type of Action: Consent order and judgment

Names of Defendant: Robert Fassanella, individually and as a fiduciary to the ECS Web Employees 401(k) Plan & Trust; ECS Web Employees 401(k) Plan & Trust

October 15, 2012

Judge orders fiduciary Ronald Bloomgren to restore more than $19,000 to the Earmold Design, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in Minneapolis, Minn.

Date of Action: Oct. 15, 2012

Type of Action: Judgment

Name of Defendants: Ronald Bloomgren, individually and as a fiduciary to the Earmold Design 401(k) Savings Plan

October 11, 2012

ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 339,000, a decrease of 30,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 369,000. The 4-week moving average was 364,000, a decrease of 11,500 from the previous week's revised average of 375,500.

October 11, 2012

US Department of Labor launches virtual Workplace Flexibility Toolkit during National Disability Employment Awareness Month

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor has launched its online Workplace Flexibility Toolkit to provide employees, job seekers, employers, policymakers and researchers with information, resources and a unique approach to workplace flexibility.

Workplace flexibility policies and practices typically focus on when and where work is done. The toolkit adds a new dimension — an emphasis on flexibility around job tasks and what work is done.

October 11, 2012

US Department of Labor files complaint to restore loss to T.S. Randall Company, LLC Retirement Savings Plan in Columbus, Ohio

Date of Action: Oct. 5, 2012  

Type of Action: Complaint

Name of Defendant: Tracy S. Randall, T.S. Randall Company LLC, T.S. Randall Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan

October 11, 2012

US Department of Labor files complaint to restore loss to T.S. Randall Company, LLC Retirement Savings Plan in Columbus, Ohio

Date of Action: Oct. 5, 2012  

Type of Action: Complaint

Name of Defendant: Tracy S. Randall, T.S. Randall Company LLC, T.S. Randall Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan

October 10, 2012

US Department of Labor announces $2.2 million in funding to strengthen worker organizations in Haiti and Peru, solicits grant applications

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs is seeking eligible applicants under a $2.2 million competitive grant solicitation to strengthen worker organizations in Haiti and Peru. ILAB intends to award $1.2 million to be used for Haiti and $1 million for Peru.

October 10, 2012

US Department of Labor announces $5 million in funding to reduce child domestic labor in South and Southeast Asia, solicits grant applications

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs is seeking eligible applicants under a $5 million competitive grant solicitation to reduce child domestic labor by building the capacity of domestic workers organizations in one or more countries in South Asia and/or Southeast Asia.

October 10, 2012

US Labor Department announces $1.5 million in funding to strengthen labor rights in Colombia, solicits applicants for one or more grants

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs is seeking eligible applicants under a $1.5 million competitive grant solicitation to develop centers for workers' rights in Colombia.

October 10, 2012

US Department of Labor announces $10 million in funding to reduce child labor in Ecuador and Panama, solicits grant applications

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs is seeking eligible applicants under two competitive grant solicitations to implement projects that will reduce child labor in Ecuador and Panama.

October 10, 2012

Denver-based child care provider Crme de la Crme pays more than $41,000 in back wages to workers following US Labor Department investigations

Wage and Hour Division finds systemic labor violations at 21 day care centers in 8 states

October 9, 2012

Obama administration announces $20 million for 10 public-private partnerships to support American manufacturing and encourage investment in the US

Investments will promote job creation and economic growth in local industry clusters in Ariz., Calif., Mich., NY, Okla., Ore., Pa., Tenn. and Wash.

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration today announced that 10 public-private partnerships across America will receive $20 million in total awards to help revitalize American manufacturing and encourage companies to invest in the United States.

October 9, 2012

Judge appoints AMI Benefit Plan to administer LFAC Inc. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan and distribute assets to qualified participants

Date of Action: Oct. 3, 2012

Type of Action: Consent order and judgment

Names of Defendant: LFAC Inc. Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan

Allegations: LFAC, Inc. was acquired by the General Castings Company in approximately 1996.  Subsequently, General Castings Company served as the plan’s sponsor and administrator.  The plan was abandoned when General Castings Company ceased doing business in 2004.

October 5, 2012

Statement of Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis on September employment numbers

WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis issued the following statement on the September 2012 Employment Situation report released today:

"Our nation's labor market added 114,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in September, while the unemployment rate dropped to 7.8 percent, its lowest level since January 2009. Additionally, 86,000 more Americans found jobs in July and August than had been previously reported.

October 4, 2012

US Department of Labor awards grant increment to continue aid to workers in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania affected by steel industry layoffs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $450,777 National Emergency Grant increment to provide re-employment services for about 184 workers affected by layoffs at six RG Steel facilities – four in Ohio and two in West Virginia – along with one supplier, Kinder-Morgan, located in Pennsylvania.