Employee Benefits Security Administration

June 12, 2003

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

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

June 11, 2003

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

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

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

Pasadena Employer Ordered To Restore 401(K) Plan Contributions - Labor Department Takes Action to Protect Employees’ Benefits

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May 21, 2003

Labor Department Obtains Final Settlement of Lawsuit Against U.S. Alliance Fiduciaries

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May 21, 2003

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

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May 20, 2003