December 7, 2006

U.S. Labor Department Sues Chatsworth, Georgia, Trucking Company Seeking Payment of $85,000 in Unpaid Health Benefit Claims

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Atlanta - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Chatsworth, Georgia-based Bryant Transportation Inc., and two company officials, seeking payment of more than $85,000 in unpaid employee health benefit claims.

December 7, 2006

U.S. Labor Department Obtains Court Order to Compel Long Island Attorney to Testify in Federal Investigation

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New York - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order requiring the attorney who represents a Long Island profit sharing trust to provide testimony that will aid in an investigation of the trust. The department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is investigating possible violations of ERISA, the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

December 6, 2006

U.S. Labor Department Announces Availability of 2006 Form M-1 for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements - Online Filing Available

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Washington - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will publish a notice in the December 7, 2006, Federal Register announcing the availability of the 2006 Form M-1 annual report for multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs). Plan administrators may use EBSA’s online filing system to expedite processing of the form.

December 1, 2006

U.S. Labor Department Seeks Comments on Investment Advice Exemption for 401(k) Plans and IRAs

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Washington - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today announced publication of two “requests for information” (RFI) to assist the department in implementing the investment advice statutory exemption under the Pension Protection Act (PPA) relating to 401(k)-type plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). The RFIs are to be published in the December 4, 2006 Federal Register.

November 30, 2006

Labor Department Issues Model Notice For Multiemployer Plan Election

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Washington - The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) today announced publication of a model notice that may be used by employee benefit plans that elect to be treated as a multiemployer plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

November 30, 2006

U.S. Labor Department Sues Iowa Association to Recover Millions in Employee Benefit Plan Assets

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Des Moines, Iowa - The U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI), Des Moines, Iowa, for retaining all the proceeds from a stock distribution by Principal Mutual Insurance Co. that was based on employee benefit plan premiums paid to the insurer by employers participating in the association and their employees. Approximately 1,500 employers are members of the trade association.

November 29, 2006

U.S. Labor Department Obtains Appointment of Independent Fiduciaries for Abandoned Providence, Rhode Island, Pension Plan

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Providence, Rhode Island - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order appointing two independent fiduciaries to manage the abandoned pension plan originally sponsored by Providence, Rhode Island-based Arnold Kilberg & Company (AK&C) and owner Arnold Kilberg.

November 27, 2006

U.S. Labor Department Obtains Agreement Restoring Assets to Abandoned Utah 401(k) Plan

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St. George, Utah - The U.S. Department of Labor has reached an agreement with the president of St. George, Utah-based Marketing Solutions International Inc. (MSI) restoring $17,161.76 in assets and interest owed to the company’s 401(k) plan.

November 27, 2006

U.S. Labor Department Obtains Default Judgment Appointing Independent Trustee for Abandoned Cincinnati 401(k) Plan

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Cincinnati - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a default judgment appointing an independent trustee to manage the 401(k) plan of Cincinnati Armature Works Inc. The trustee will terminate the plan and distribute its assets to eligible plan participants.

November 27, 2006

U.S. Labor Department Sues Baltimore Co. for Failing to Distribute 401(K) Funds After It Went Out of Business

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Baltimore - The U.S. Labor Department has sued the King Tile Co., Baltimore, Maryland, for failing to administer and terminate the company’s 401(k) plan so that assets could be distributed to plan participants.

November 21, 2006

U.S. Labor Department Obtains Judgment Removing 401(k) Trustee and Appointing Independent Fiduciary to Manage Plan

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Atlanta - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced court orders appointing M. Larry Lefoldt of Ridgeland, Mississippi, to manage and terminate the 401(k) plan of Computer Consulting Services Co. in Atlanta and ordering the plan’s trustee to cooperate in transferring plan management to the independent fiduciary.

November 20, 2006

U.S. Labor Department Sponsors Free Compliance Assistance Seminar for Retirement Plan Fiduciaries in Sacramento

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Sacramento, California - “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities,” a compliance assistance seminar sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), will take place in Sacramento, December 5 at the Red Lion Hotel Sacramento, 1401 Arden Way.

November 20, 2006

U.S. Department of Labor Offers Free Health Law Compliance Seminar December 6-7 in Denver

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Denver - A free health law compliance assistance seminar, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Colorado Division of Insurance, will take place December 6-7 in Denver at the Adam’s Mark Hotel, 1550 Court Place.

November 16, 2006

U.S. Department of Labor Announces Settlement With Former Enron Executive Jeffrey Skilling

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November 9, 2006

Florida Insurance Agency and Owner Held in Contempt of Court for Failure to Pay Restitution Owed to Pension Plan

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November 3, 2006

U.S. Labor Department Sponsors Free Compliance Assistance Seminar for Retirement Plan Fiduciaries in Milwaukee

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Milwaukee - “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities,” a compliance assistance seminar sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), will take place in Brookfield, Wisconsin, November 8 at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield, 375 South Moorland Road.

November 2, 2006

U.S. Labor Department Sues D.C. Attorney for Alleged Violations Involving 2 Pension Plans of Bankrupt Tennessee Company

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Atlanta - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued a District of Columbia lawyer for his participation in the improper transfer of the assets of two pension plans sponsored by bankrupt SCT Yarns Inc. headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

November 2, 2006

Philadelphia Outreach to Help Workers with Retirement Planning to Be Held November 15 and 16

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Philadelphia - “Why Go Broke? – Retirement Planning for the 21st Century Worker” will take place November 15 and 16 to give Philadelphia-area workers and families the opportunity to discuss retirement-related questions with federal government experts and plan for a secure retirement.

October 30, 2006

U.S. Labor Department Finalizes Amendment On Securities Lending Exemption

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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced adoption of a final class exemption expanding the opportunities for securities lending between employee benefit pension plans, banks and broker-dealers.

October 30, 2006

U.S. Labor Department Sues to Appoint Independent Fiduciary to Manage Abandoned Mineola, New York, 401(k) Plan

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New York, New York - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued to obtain court appointment of an independent fiduciary to manage the abandoned 401(k) profit sharing plan of the Mineola, New York-based Hagedorn Actuarial Services Inc. The suit also seeks to distribute more than $48,000 in plan assets to eligible participants and beneficiaries.