December 19, 2003

Labor Department Sues Executive of Defunct Illinois Corporation To Prevent Avoidance of Debts Owed to Welfare Plans

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Chicago, Illinois -  The U.S. Department of Labor sued an executive of Omni Circuits, Inc., in Glenview, Illinois, to prevent him from avoiding debts he owes to the company’s welfare plans during his personal bankruptcy proceeding.

December 17, 2003

Labor Department Sues Albuquerque Company and Its 401(k) Plan Officials To Recover Delinquent Contributions

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Albuquerque, New Mexico - The U.S. Department of Labor sued Automated Solutions of Albuquerque, Inc., and the company’s two 401(k) plan trustees for allegedly failing to forward $9,111 in employee contributions to the plan.

December 17, 2003

Labor Department Settles With Houston Aircraft Manufacturer Over Misuse of Employee Pension Contributions

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Houston, Texas - The U.S. Department of Labor obtained a consent order barring Aeropanel Corporation of Houston, Texas, and its president from violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) in the future and requiring them to provide financial information to the government to resolve a lawsuit alleging they failed to forward employee contributions to the company’s 401(k) plan.

December 8, 2003

Labor Department Proposes Rule to Streamline Registration by Investment Managers to Plans

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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today proposed a rule that would require state-registered investment advisers seeking investment manager status under federal benefit law to register electronically through the Investment Adviser Registration Depository (IARD).

December 4, 2003

Labor Department Seeks Independent Fiduciary To Manage Abandoned 401(k) Plan

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New York, New York - The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit seeking an independent fiduciary to manage and distribute more than $300,000 in retirement assets for the benefit of participants of the Geophysical and Environmental Research Corporation’s (Geophysical) 401(k) plan in Millbrook, New York.

December 3, 2003

Labor Department Sues Owners of Houston Healthcare Facility For Misuse of Plan Assets

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December 3, 2003

Labor Department Obtains Court Order Preventing Former Texas Executive from Avoiding Debt to Plan

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December 1, 2003

Labor Department Settles Lawsuit with Fiduciaries Of Bankrupt Ohio Industries Retirement and Health Plans

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November 25, 2003

Labor Department Obtains Settlement with Ford Motor Company For Federal Benefit Plan Reporting Violations

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November 24, 2003

Labor Department Sues Alabama Firm and Plan Officials Over Delinquent Employee Contributions

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November 20, 2003

Labor Department Sues Houston Plan Official For Abandoning Profit Sharing Plan

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November 20, 2003

U.S. Labor Department Seeks Appointment of Independent Fiduciary For Abandoned West Long Branch, New Jersey 401(k) Plan

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November 20, 2003

Labor Department Issues Reporting And Disclosure Guide for Employee Benefit Plans

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November 18, 2003

New Data Show Record-Breaking Results from Strong Enforcement, Compliance Assistance

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WASHINGTON—U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao today released the Department of Labor’s annual enforcement statistics, showing that the Department’s innovative and effective approach to protecting workers is yielding record-breaking results. Chao noted that American workers are safer and are receiving more back wages—including overtime pay—than in the past.

November 17, 2003

Defunct Houston Company and Trustee Sued to Restore Employee Contributions to 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

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November 14, 2003

Labor Department Proposes Exemption For U.S. Steel Corporation on In-Kind Pension Contribution

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November 13, 2003

U.S. Department of Labor Extends Annual Reports Deadline After California Wildfires

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November 12, 2003

U.S. Labor Department Restores $46,777 To Illinois Retirement Plans

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November 5, 2003

Labor Department Obtains Judgment Preventing Former Trustee from Avoiding Debt to Plan

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