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A now-defunct Franklin, Tenn., company and its corporate president have agreed to pay the company’s 401(k) plan $38,0390.98, representing employee contributions which were not forwarded to the plan, as settlement of a U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit.

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The U.S. Department of Labor sued Erickson Cosmetics Company, its former president and controller for self-dealing violations of the federal pension law, which resulted in losses to the pension plan and unpaid medical claims for benefit plan participants and beneficiaries.

The pension plan had 87 participants and assets of $773,097 as of Nov. 30, 2000.

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Today the U.S. Department of Labor is issuing final rules that would implement provisions of the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998 that are intended to help children gain access to coverage under their noncustodial parents' employer-based group health plans. This regulation is effective 30 days from today's publication in The Federal Register, which is Jan. 26, 2001.

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In a settlement resolving a civil contempt petition filed by the Secretary of Labor in federal district court in Vicksburg, Miss., Larry Lefoldt of Lefoldt & Associates of Jackson, Miss., was named as a substitute independent trustee to take control of and manage two pension plans of the Vicksburg-based Home Care Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

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The U. S. Senate has confirmed Leslie B. Kramerich to the post of assistant secretary of labor for the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration. Kramerich had been acting assistant secretary since last December.

Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman said Kramerich “is a strong leader in our efforts to protect the retirement and health benefits of millions of Americans.”

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The U. S. Department of Labor's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration today announced creation of the Office of Participant Assistance and Communications to handle broad-based outreach and assistance for the millions of workers covered by private-sector pension and health benefit plans.

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Assistant Secretary of Labor Leslie B. Kramerich today unveiled new information and educational tools to help Americans and small businesses make informed decisions about employment-based health benefits.

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The Public Disclosure Room for the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, will close from Dec. 15 to Dec. 18, to relocate staff and equipment. The PWBA Public Disclosure Room will reopen Dec. 19 in its new location in Room N-1513, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210.

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The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit alleging that Wade & Sons, Inc. and its owner improperly transferred funds from the company’s profit sharing plan, thereby resulting in more than $146,600 in losses to the plan.