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Portland, Maine – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine seeking appointment of an independent fiduciary to oversee the abandoned 401(k) plan of TRITECH Information Strategies Inc., formerly of Kennebunk, Maine.

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New Haven, Connecticut – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the owner and operator of Fairfield Podiatry Associates LLC of Fairfield, Connecticut, seeking restoration of funds to the company’s 401(k) plan.

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Middleburg Heights, Ohio – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued First Primary Mortgage Inc. of Middleburg Heights, and its owner and the trustee of the First Primary Mortgage Inc. 401(k) Plan, for failure to properly administer the company plan in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

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Wyckoff, N.J. — The U.S. Labor Department has sued to obtain appointment of an independent fiduciary to oversee the employee profit-sharing plan of Jules Prosnitz & Sons Inc., formerly doing business as “Prozy’s Army-Navy Store,” a defunct company located in Wyckoff.

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Boston – A federal judge has ordered G. Conway Inc. of Boston and corporate officers Gerard D. Conway and Robert Conway to repay $72,803 to the company’s 401(k) plan to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor that alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

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Minneapolis – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued to appoint an independent fiduciary to administer and terminate the 401(k) plan of KSM Holding Corp., a defunct Minneapolis company.

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Washington – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today announced new online tools to give workers access to financial information and an improved calculator that makes it easier for employers and plan administrators to pay online civil penalties for delinquent filings of annual reports under the agency’s Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program (DFVCP).

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New York – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order appointing an independent fiduciary to manage the abandoned 401(k) plan of the defunct Freedom Security Systems Inc. of New Hyde Park, New York.

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Washington – The Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will convene by teleconference September 29 to discuss reports and recommendations by its working groups to be submitted to the secretary of labor.

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Greenwood Village, Colorado – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the trustee of the AE Seven LLC 401(k) plan in Greenwood Village for failure to properly administer the company’s 401(k) plan in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

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Atlanta — A federal district court in Atlanta has held two former trustees of the California-based International Union of Industrial and Independent Workers Benefit Fund (IUIIW) in civil contempt for failing to comply with a previous court order barring them from serving in a fiduciary capacity to plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will hold two free workshops to help employers, pension plan administrators and other benefit professionals comply with federal employee benefits law. They will be held on September 18 at the Radisson Hotel Pittsburgh Greentree, 101 Radisson Drive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Silver Spring, Maryland – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will hold two free workshops to help employers, pension plan administrators and other benefit professionals comply with federal employee benefits law. They will be held on September 16 at EBSA’s Washington District Office, 1335 East West Highway (first floor) in Silver Spring.

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Elgin, Illinois – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a settlement restoring $14,033 owed to the Airtronics Gage & Machine Co. 401(k) Profit-Sharing Plans as restitution for losses resulting from violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The 401(k) plan was sponsored by the Air Gage Co. and Airtronics Gage & Machine Co. in Elgin.

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Fishers, Indiana – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a default judgment against defunct Technengineering Services Inc. to appoint an independent fiduciary to manage and terminate the company’s 401(k) profit-sharing plan and distribute $20,599 in assets to eligible participants and beneficiaries.

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San Antonio – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the owner of defunct Adtech Systems Inc. in San Antonio for improperly using 401(k) assets withheld from employees’ pay to benefit the company in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

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Atlanta – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will provide a free workshop on Thursday, September 25, in Memphis, Tennessee, to help small businesses, employers, employee benefit professionals and others understand their fiduciary responsibilities under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).