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Washington, DC - The first meeting of the 2006 Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans will be held Friday, May 5 at 1:45 p.m. in the Secretary’s Conference Room, S-2508, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal court order appointing Jacqueline Carmichael as independent fiduciary to replace IT Factory Solution Inc. as administrator for the Solutions by Design money purchase plan. Both entities are defunct Delaware corporations.

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Denver, Colorado - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the fiduciary of the Denver-based AMS Industries Inc. 401(k) plan for abandoning the plan and failing to distribute the assets to plan participants.

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Clifton, New Jersey - The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit requesting that an independent fiduciary be appointed to distribute the assets of the 401 (k) plan of Data-Tech Institute, a defunct Clifton, New Jersey company. The plan has been without oversight since the company ceased operations in 1998.

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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today announced publication of a final amendment to the class exemption on interest-free loans.

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Cincinnati, Ohio - The U.S. Department of Labor sued in federal district court in Cincinnati to appoint an independent trustee for the abandoned retirement plan of locally-based Cincinnati Armature Works Inc., which ceased doing business in October 2004.

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Dallas, Texas - A health law compliance assistance seminar, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the New Mexico Insurance Division of the Public Regulation Commission, will take place May 9-10 in Albuquerque at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town.

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Washington, DC - Today Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced the appointment of five new members for the 2006 Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans and this year’s leadership for the council. New members are appointed to serve three-year terms.

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Miami, Florida - The U.S. Labor Department has obtained a consent judgment ordering restoration of more than $39,000 to the 401(k) plan of former Telcon Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

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Chicago, Illinois - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a settlement requiring that $7,663.88 be paid to the participants and beneficiaries of the Mid-Continent Screw Products Profit Sharing Plan. Judith Hirsch, president of the Lincolnwood, Illinois-based plan, will be handling distribution of the assets to individuals entitled to benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

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Columbus, Nebraska - The U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Nebraska against the trustee of the Columbus Irrigation Inc. 401(k) plan for violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

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Boston, Massachusetts - Matthias E. Lukens, president of the now-defunct e-tel Corp., of West Warwick, Rhode Island, has agreed to repay over $38,000 to the company’s 401(k) plan to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

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Boise, Idaho - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a settlement that will protect the medical benefits of participants in a health plan sponsored by Employers Resource Management Company (ERM) of Boise, Idaho.

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Minneapolis, Minnesota - The U.S. Department of Labor has filed an adversary complaint against Karl R. Hunt, president and sole owner of K-H Construction, Inc, Medford, Minnesota, to prevent Hunt from discharging a debt of $4,672.12 owed to the company’s Simple IRA Plan.

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Minneapolis, Minnesota - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent order resolving violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) related to delinquent employee contributions and loan repayments to the Granse & Associates Inc. 401(k) profit sharing plan in Lakeville, Minnesota. After the department sued the company and plan trustees, the defendants restored $182,126.85 to the plan.

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New York, New York - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment ordering payment of over $1.3 million to a 401(k) plan sponsored by Lawrence Aviation Industries Inc. of Port Jefferson Station, New York. The judgment resolves a lawsuit against the company, a manufacturer of titanium products for the aerospace industry, and its owner.

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Note To Editors: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today announced new addresses for the submission of penalty payments and annual report copies (Forms 5500) under the Department’s Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program (DFVC). Effective April 11, 2006, the addresses for submissions are:

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Phoenix, Arizona - Assistant Secretary of Labor Ann L. Combs will address 1,500 members of the Investment Company Institute (ICI) at the Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference, Tuesday, March 21 at the J.W. Marriott Resort & Spa, Phoenix, Arizona. Combs will discuss the President’s retirement security agenda and provide an update on the regulatory activities of the Employee Benefits Security Administration.