May 9, 2003

Labor Department Recovers Employee Contributions to Retirement And Health Plans of West Des Moines, Iowa Company

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

May 9, 2003

Labor Department Seeks Appointment of Independent Fiduciary For Orphaned Alabama 401(K) Plan

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May 8, 2003

Labor Department Obtains Restitution for Participants of Minnesota 401(k) Plan

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

May 8, 2003

Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao to Meet With 2003 ERISA Advisory Council

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

Washington, DC - Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao will meet with the Advisory Council of Employee Welfare and Pension Plans on May 9, 2003 to swear in the Council’s new members and discuss ways to improve the retirement security and health coverage of America’s workers.

May 8, 2003

Employee Benefits Security Administration Releases Field Assistance Bulletin on Multiemployer 401(k) Plans

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May 7, 2003

U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Convenes
International Conference on Child Soldiers: Announces $13 Million U.S.
Initiative on Prevention and Rehabilitation

Announces $13 Million U.S. Initiative on Prevention and Rehabilitation

WASHINGTON—U.S. and foreign officials gathered here today for a two-day conference at the invitation of Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao to take action to eliminate the use of child soldiers and to rehabilitate those caught in such forced recruitment. Chao announced a $13 million initiative to support programs to counter the problem and to help former child soldiers rebuild their lives.

May 7, 2003

Labor Department Obtains Restitution for Participants Of Kansas Company for Misuse of Simple IRA Plan Assets

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

Kansas City, Missouri - The U.S. Department of Labor obtained a consent order on April 29, 2003 ordering the president and owner of Netsource, Inc. of Olathe, Kansas and the fiduciary of the company’s Simple IRA Plan to restore $13,661.38 to the plan. The company was a computer consulting company that developed software for clients.

May 7, 2003

Tennessee Corporation and Former Executives Sued Over Improper Purchase of Company Stock for Retirement Plan

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

Atlanta, Georgia - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Elk Valley Professional Affiliates, Inc. (EVPA) of Fayetteville, Tennessee and its former corporate executives for imprudently using $1,075,892.42 of the assets of the employee stock ownership plan to purchase company stock at prices in excess of fair market value and to pay expenses related to the sale of the company.

May 7, 2003

L.A. Creative, Inc., and Its Owners Make Restitution to 401(k) Plan, Barred From Dealing with Plans

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

May 7, 2003

Labor Department Restores 401(k) Assets of Minnesota Participants

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

May 7, 2003

Watertown, New York, Company Ordered To Produce Plan Documents

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May 5, 2003

Labor Department Signs Settlement Agreement with
Swissport USA, Inc. to Remedy Hiring Discrimination

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with Swissport USA, Inc. (formerly Dynair). The settlement resolves the department’s allegations that Swissport discriminatorily refused to hire female and minority job applicants into ramp worker positions, at the Anchorage, Alaska Airport.

“The settlement reached on behalf of these workers reflects the Department’s continued commitment to remedying unfair hiring practices and keeping workplaces free of discrimination,” said U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao.

May 1, 2003

Labor Department Hosts UK-US Seminar Seeking
Exchange of Ideas on Improving Employment Opportunities for People With
Disabilit

WASHINGTON—Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today urged an international audience of disability experts to “continue to bring focus and awareness to solutions that insure the full inclusion of persons with disabilities into the 21st century workforce.”

May 1, 2003

Labor Department Obtains Independent Fiduciary To Oversee HR Leasestaff’s 401(K) Plan

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

May 1, 2003

Labor Department Sues Defunct Virginia Firm Over Delinquent Employee Contributions

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

April 30, 2003

Labor Department Sues Miller Plumbing SIMPLE IRA Plan Official For Failing to Forward Employee Contributions

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April 24, 2003

Labor Department Obtains Court Order Appointing Independent Fiduciary

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

April 24, 2003

Media Advisory - HIPAA and Other Health Laws: Compliance Assistance Seminar

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

April 23, 2003

Labor Department Sues Baltimore Company and 401(k) Plan Official For Failure to Forward Employee Contributions

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

April 17, 2003

Labor Department Obtains Court Order Restoring Contributions to Participants in Canton, Ohio 401(k) Plan

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