April 23, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Obtains Judgment Restoring Assets For Illinois Workers

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Chicago, Illinois - The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has obtained a consent judgment and order requiring the Clinic in Altgeld Inc. of Chicago to restore $67,997 to the company's 401(k) plan as restitution for delinquent employee contributions and loan payments that were not forwarded to the plan.

April 22, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Sues Minnesota Company, Executive for Withholding Employee IRA Contributions

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April 19, 2004

New York Court Orders Former Executives of Bennett Funding Group To Reimburse Retirement Plans

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New York, New York - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained an order from a federal court in Syracuse, New York, requiring the former principals of Bennett Funding Group Inc. to restore $2.66 million plus interest to the company’s pension, profit sharing and 401(k) plans.

April 19, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Sues Former President of Leasing Firm Over Mismanagement of Health Plan

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April 13, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Sues Fiduciary of Michigan 401(k) Plan Over Misuse of Employee Pension Contributions

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Grand Rapids, Michigan - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the owner of Van-Kal Truck Equipment Inc. of Mattawan, Michigan, for failing to forward employee contributions to the company’s 401 (k) plan. The department also sued owner Steven P. Mullins to prevent him from discharging any debt owed to the plan.

April 12, 2004

Labor Department Sues Owner of Minnesota Company Over Delinquent Employee Contributions

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Kansas City, Missouri - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the owner of Ver-Sa-Til Associates, Inc. in Chanhassen, Minnesota, for failing to timely forward employee contributions owed to the company’s profit sharing plan.

April 7, 2004

Employee Benefits Security Administration Issues Field Assistance Bulletin on Health Savings Accounts

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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today released a Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) providing enforcement guidance to field investigators on Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).

April 5, 2004

Former President of Georgia Corporation Indicted For Embezzlement and Healthcare Fraud

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April 5, 2004

Labor Department Sues Michigan Firms, Owner and Plan Trustee For Misusing 401(k) Plan Assets

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Grand Rapids, Michigan - The U.S. Department of Labor sued Kalamazoo, Michigan-based companies Magic P.I. & Security, Inc., and Magic Civil Process, Inc., the companies’ owner and the 401(k) plan trustee of Magic P.I. for misusing $511,157 in plan assets.

March 31, 2004

Deputy Assistant Secretary Named for Employee Benefits Security Administration

WASHINGTON—The U. S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today announced the appointment of Bradford P. Campbell to the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy.

Mr. Campbell directs the policy, legislative and research functions of the agency that administers the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). He serves as a liaison to other government agencies and the private sector on a variety of issues relating to ERISA.

March 31, 2004

Labor Department Resolves Lawsuit with Administrator of Maryland Health Plans

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SILVER SPRING, Md.—The U. S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment permanently barring the president of SAI Plus in Rockville, Md., from serving as a fiduciary or doing business with any employee benefit plan governed by federal benefits law.

March 25, 2004

Pension Agency Extends Comment Period On Electronic Filing of Form 5500Annual Reports

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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has extended to May 5, 2004 the deadline for providing comments on proposed changes to the ERISA Filing Acceptance System (EFAST).

March 25, 2004

Labor Department Sues Defunct Cleveland Company’s Trustee To Restore Employee Contributions to 401(k) Plan

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Cleveland, Ohio - The U.S. Department of Labor sued the former trustee of the 401(k) plan of defunct White’s Information Systems, Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio, for failing to forward to the account contributions withheld from employees’ paychecks.

March 23, 2004

Labor Department Obtains $4.875 Million Settlement for Plans Invested with Oregon Investment Manager

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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Labor has filed settlement agreements providing for restitution of $4.875 million to 12 pension and welfare plans in California, Nevada and Utah that invested plan assets in risky private placement schemes with Capital Consultants LLC. The consent orders also require payment of $975,000 in civil penalties to the government.

March 23, 2004

Former Employee of Florida Ironworkers Union Sentenced for Embezzling From Welfare Plan

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March 18, 2004

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

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Washington, DC - The Compliance Assistance Seminar sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Nevada Department of Insurance, will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 28-29, 2004 at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino, 3801 Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada.

March 15, 2004

Labor Department Sues Defunct Ohio Construction Company And Trustee Over Delinquent 401(k) Contributions

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Cleveland, Ohio - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued defunct Allied Construction Group, Inc., of North Olmsted, Ohio, and its 401(k) plan trustee for failing to remit employee contributions to the plan and retaining the contributions with company’s general assets.

March 15, 2004

Labor Department Restores Assets To Iowa Company’s Profit Sharing Plan

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Des Moines, Iowa - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent decree requiring the former owner of Valley Restaurant, Inc., of Atlantic, Iowa, to restore $39,751 to the company’s profit sharing plan for failing to diversify the plan’s investments.

March 15, 2004

Labor Department Obtains Judgment Restoring $68,500 to 401(k) Plan

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Seattle, Washington - Kevin C. Stamper, the former principal of Seattle-based Pro Air Inc. and the 401(k) trustee, must repay $68,500 to the plan, as restitution for failing to forward employee contributions and loan repayments to the plan, the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.