July 24, 2003

Labor Department Testifies on Oversight of the Thrift Savings Plan

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July 21, 2003

New Labor Department Web Site Can Help Millions Find Valuable Information On Health Benefits

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July 18, 2003

Labor Department Seeks Appointment of Independent Fiduciary for Orphaned New Jersey Money Purchase Plan

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July 15, 2003

Assistant Secretary Combs Testifies on Bush Proposal To Strengthen Defined Benefit Pension Plans

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July 10, 2003

Labor Department Sues Fiduciaries of Illinois 401(k) and Medical Plans Over Delinquent Employee Contributions

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July 7, 2003

Labor Department Names Independent Fiduciary for Defunct New York Corporation’s 401(k) Plan

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July 2, 2003

Abandoned New Jersey 401(K) Plan Sued by Labor Department For Failing to Release Participants’ Assets

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July 2, 2003

Department of Labor Kansas City Regional Director Retiring After 39 Years of Federal Service

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June 24, 2003

Labor Department Sues Principals Of Florida-Based Health Plan Service Provider

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June 16, 2003

Aroostook County, Maine, Profit Sharing Plan Fiduciaries Barred from Serving as Benefit Plan Trustees

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June 12, 2003

Independent Fiduciary Named to Manage Penn’s Best, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan

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June 11, 2003

Labor Department Obtains Court Order Restoring Assets To Wisconsin Company’s Simple IRA Plan

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June 9, 2003

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

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June 2, 2003

Labor Department Proposes Class Exemption For Trust REITS

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Washington, DC  - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has proposed a class exemption to create a level playing field between corporate real estate investment trusts (REITs) and trust REITs.

May 28, 2003

Labor Department Names Independent Trustee To Terminate “Orphaned” Coastal Copy Systems 401(K) Plan

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Newark, New Jersey - The U.S. Department of Labor obtained a consent judgment and order on May 23, 2003 appointing an independent trustee to terminate the Coastal Copy Systems, Inc. 401(k) plan and distribute approximately $30,000 in plan assets to 16 participants.

May 27, 2003

Labor Department Obtains Consent Judgment Against Indiana Longshoremen’s Local Trustees Over Misuse of Fund Assets

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South Bend, Indiana - The U.S. Department of Labor obtained a consent order and judgment on May 20, 2003, in which the trustees of the pension and welfare plans of Local 1969 of the International Longshoremen’s Association of Portage, Indiana agreed to restore $497,225.83 to the plans, resign their positions and be permanently barred from serving employee benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

May 23, 2003

Labor Department Proposes Rules on Notices For COBRA Continuation Health Care Coverage

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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced proposed rules clarifying the requirements for notices under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) for employees, employers and plan administrators. The proposal provides guidance and model notices for workers and family members to continue their group health care coverage.

May 21, 2003

Labor Department Sues Minnesota Plan Administrator For Abandoning 401(k) Plan

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