January 19, 2005

U.S. Labor Department Sues Westwood, Massachusetts Resident to Restore Funds to Defunct Company’s Pension Plan

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Boston, Massachusetts - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Joseph P. Zoppo of Westwood, Massachusetts, seeking to compel him to restore misused funds to the pension plan of his now-defunct company, I/O Desktop Specialists Inc.

January 12, 2005

Labor Department Sues Chicago Metallurgical and Profit Sharing Plan Trustee For Failure to Make Employer Contributions to Plan

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Chicago, Illinois - The U.S. Department of Labor sued Chicago Spectro Service Laboratory and its profit sharing trustee for failing to remit $158,000 in employer contributions to the plan and misrepresenting to the plan’s participants that the contributions were made to their individual accounts.

January 5, 2005

Labor Department Sues to Appoint Independent Fiduciary For Abandoned Colorado 401(k) Plan

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Denver, Colorado - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued to obtain the court appointment of an independent fiduciary to manage the abandoned 401(k) plan of Denver-based Maximum Team Moving Services Inc. and distribute the assets to 15 participants.

January 5, 2005

Court Rules Indiana Marketing Firm and Executives Must Restore Losses to Health Plan

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January 5, 2005

Labor Department Sues to Distribute More Than $600,000 To Participants of Abandoned 401(k) Plan of Defunct Indianapolis Company

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Indianapolis, Indiana - The U.S. Department of Labor sued the former president of Segno Communications, Inc., Indianapolis, to obtain appointment of an independent fiduciary to terminate the defunct company’s 401(k) plan and distribute $618,463.36 in assets to the 51 remaining participants.

December 30, 2004

Bush Administration Announces Final Rules On Portability of Health Coverage

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Washington, DC - Today final rules were issued under the 1996 law on health insurance portability that gives workers greater access to group health plan coverage. The rules were drafted by the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Treasury.

December 23, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Lawsuit Restores over $35,000 to Worcester Pension Plan

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Boston, Massachusetts - A lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor against the plan sponsor and the trustee of the Northeast Display Inc. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan of Worcester, Massachusetts, has resulted in the restoration of over $35,000 to the plan.

December 20, 2004

Labor Department Publishes 2004 Form M-1 For Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements -- Online Filing Is Available

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December 20, 2004

Owner of Central Michigan Trucking Company Sued To Recover Employee 401(k) Contributions

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Detroit, Michigan - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the owner of Great Lakes Trucking Company, Inc., Perry, Michigan, to recover employee contributions that he failed to forward to the workers’ 401(k) plan.

December 17, 2004

Employee Benefits Security Administration Releases Guidance on the Duties of a Directed Trustee

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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today released Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2004-03 providing guidance to field investigators on the responsibilities of a directed trustee under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

December 16, 2004

Mental Health Parity Act Extended to December 31, 2005

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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today announced a technical amendment extending the interim final rules under the Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA) to December 31, 2005.

December 15, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Obtains Court Order Reimbursing California Health Benefit Fund

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December 10, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Sues President of Defunct Pennsylvania Company Over Delinquent 401(k) Contributions

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - The former president of defunct NLOCI Corporation in West Chester, Pennsylvania., was sued by the U.S. Department of Labor for failure to forward employee contributions to the company’s 401(k) plan. The department is seeking over $17,000 in missing employee contributions plus interest.

December 7, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Sues Dallas Company 401(k) Plan; Trustees To Restore Employee Contributions

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Dallas, Texas - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the trustees of Dallas-based C/A Communications, Inc. for failing to remit and forward employee contributions in a timely manner to the company’s 401(k) plan and for retaining the contributions with the general assets of the company.

December 1, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Sues Owner of Defunct Detroit Valet Parking Service Over Delinquent 401(k) Contributions

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Detroit, Michigan - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the former owner of defunct Aerial Ventures Management and Concepts of Detroit for failing to forward contributions of employees to the company’s 401(k) plan and commingling plan assets with those of the company.

November 30, 2004

Sheet Metal Workers Pension Plan and Legal Counsel Held in Contempt of Court for Failing to Produce Subpoenaed Documents

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Cleveland, Ohio - A federal district court in Cleveland has granted a motion by the U.S. Department of Labor holding the Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 33, Cleveland Pension Plan, and its legal counsel, Baker & Hostetler, LLP, Cleveland, in civil contempt of court for failing to comply with a court order to produce subpoenaed documents.

November 29, 2004

Labor Department Sues Trustees of Indiana 401(k) Plan Over Delinquent Employee Contributions

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November 26, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Obtains Settlement with Florida Executive For Misusing 401(k) Assets

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November 23, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Sues Florida Firm and Owner to Restore Delinquent 401(k) Contributions

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Miami, Florida - The U.S. Department of Labor sued Telcon, Inc. of Pompano Beach, Florida and its president for failure to forward and timely remit contributions deducted from employees’ paychecks to the company’s 401(k) plan.

November 23, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Sues Plan Officials of Beverage Association Over Mismanagement of Health Plan

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Newark, New Jersey - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the trustees, plan administrators and other fiduciaries to the New Jersey Licensed Beverage Association health plan in Trenton, New Jersey for mismanagement of the plan. The self-insured health plan left participants with more than $6 million in unpaid health claims.