August 30, 2004

U. S. Labor Department Sponsors Seminars To Help Plan Professionals Comply With Federal Pension Law

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August 26, 2004

Executive of Defunct Illinois Manufacturer Sued Over Delinquent 401(k) Employee Contributions

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Chicago, Illinois - The U.S. Department of Labor today sued the former president of Bimet Corporation in Morris, Illinois, for failing to timely remit employee contributions to the company’s 401(k) profit sharing plan and retaining the assets with those of Bimet.

August 25, 2004

New Jersey Computer Consultant Sued Over Delinquent Employee Contributions

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Newark, New Jersey - The U.S. Department of Labor sued The Learning Edge Inc. of Montvale, New Jersey, and its president for failing to properly remit more than $25,000 in employee contributions to the company’s 401(k) plan.

August 24, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Sues Owner of Now-Defunct Standard Hart Printing - Topeka-based Company Owes Pension Plan Nearly $15,000

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Topeka, Kansas - The U.S. Department of Labor has filed an adversary complaint to require the owner of the now- defunct Standard Hart Printing Inc. of Topeka, Kansas, to pay $14,794 owed to the company’s SIMPLE IRA and health plans as restitution for employee contributions that weren’t forwarded to the plans.

August 24, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Sues Trustees For Abandoning Colorado 401(k) Plan

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August 23, 2004

Labor Department Issues Final Rule Streamlining Registration By Investment Managers To Plans

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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today issued a final rule requiring state-registered investment advisers who are seeking investment manager status under federal benefits law to register electronically through the Investment Adviser Registration Depository (IARD).

August 23, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Sues to Protect Over $37,000 in 401(k) Assets For Employees of Defunct San Jose Company

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San Francisco - The U.S. Department of Labor has filed an adversary complaint in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California at Santa Barbara, to protect over $37,000 owed to the 401(k) profit sharing plan of now-closed Digital Reflection, Inc. in San Jose, California.

August 19, 2004

Labor Department Solicits Nominations for 2005 ERISA Advisory Council

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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor is soliciting nominations to fill five three-year vacancies on the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, known as the ERISA Advisory Council. The deadline for receipt of nominations is October 1, 2004.

August 17, 2004

Salvage One Leasing Company Sued Over Delinquent Retirement Contributions, Loan Repayments

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Detroit, Michigan - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Salvage One Leasing Company Inc. and related companies in Detroit -- along with their president -- for failing to remit or timely forward contributions and loan repayments deducted from employees’ paychecks.

August 17, 2004

U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Agreement with United Airlines to Appoint Independent Fiduciary To Manage Pension Plans

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Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today announced that an independent fiduciary will be appointed to represent the interest of the participants and beneficiaries in United Airlines’ (UAL) pension plans.

August 16, 2004

Marietta Industrial Enterprises Ordered to Repay $19,000 to 401(k) Plan

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August 16, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Sues to Appoint Independent Fiduciary To Abandoned Indiana 401(k) Plan

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August 12, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Sues Former Michigan Plan Trustee For Failing to Forward 401(k) Plan Contributions

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Grand Rapids, Michigan - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the former trustee of the Grand Rapids Plastics Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan of Grand Rapids, Michigan, for failing to remit employee contributions to the plan and retaining the contributions in the company’s general assets.

August 11, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Settlement Restores Pension Funds To Scottsdale Employee 401(k) Plan

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August 4, 2004

Labor Department Sues to Appoint Independent Fiduciary For Abandoned Montana Retirement Plan

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Helena, Montana - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued to obtain the court appointment of an independent fiduciary to manage the abandoned retirement plan of the defunct Meteorological Technical Institute, Inc. in Helena, Montana, distribute $15,583 in assets to participants and terminate the plan.

August 3, 2004

Labor Department Removes Plumbers' Union Pension Fund Trustees, Collects $10.98 Million for Worker Retirement

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August 2, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Order Permanently Bans Former Leasing Firm President From Overseeing Employee Benefit Plans

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August 2, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Obtains Independent Fiduciary For Abandoned 401(k) Plan

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