WASHINGTON — An open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council, will take place June 4-6 at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20210.

On June 4, the meeting will be held in Suite N-4437. On June 5-6, it will be held in Suite C-5521, Room 4. It will run from 9 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. EDT June 4-5 and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT June 6.

TULSA, Okla. – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Tulsa-based dentist Dr. Debra S. Gill and her company, Debra S. Gill, DDS, PC in an effort to recover more than $15,000 in employee retirement funds. The department’s lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Oklahoma, alleges that Gill violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 by using assets belonging to the employee retirement plan for the benefit of the company. 

Date of Action: April 30, 2013

Type of Action: Complaint

Name(s) of Defendant(s): Covenant Equipment Corporation, doing business as Wholesale Fork Lifts Inc., and Mark Sowka

Date of Action: April 25, 2013

Name(s) of Defendant(s): William Bowman and William Bowman Associates Inc. profit sharing 401(k) plan

Date of Action: April 26, 2013

Type of Action: Complaint

Names of Defendant: Jane E. Lehman, Teletrans Services, Inc., and Teletrans Services, Inc. Savings and Retirement Plan in Green Bay, Wis.

WASHINGTON – An April 30 webinar will provide tips and tools to help college seniors and young workers learn to budget for today’s needs and tomorrow’s goals. “Start Early to Take Charge of Your Financial Future” will be held from 3-4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 30.

Date of Action: April 18, 2013

Type of Action: Consent Order and Judgment

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The U.S. Department of Labor is suing Empact Medical Services Inc., and its officers Angela Cotter and Elizabeth Gail DeBusk to restore $10,582 in assets to the company’s 401(k) plan that allegedly were mishandled by the defendants in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Date of Action: April 9, 2013

Type of Action: Default Judgment

Name(s) of Defendant: Valerie Kreager and Nationwide Wash Systems, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Allegations: The complaint alleged that Kreager failed to administer the Plan and authorize distributions on behalf of the Plan participants since the company went out of business. The Plan has three participants with combined assets totaling $29,146.30.

Date of Action: April 4, 2013

Name(s) of Defendant(s): Charles Yaskulski, Eagle Warranty Corp., and Eagle Warranty Corp. profit sharing plan

Date of Action: March 29, 2013

Type of Action: Complaint

Name(s) of Defendant(s): Eugene Kiser, Moniquea Scott, KIP Corp.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today transmitted to Congress the third annual report on self-insured employee health benefit plans. The report, which is established by the Affordable Care Act, contains general information on self-insured employee health benefit plans and financial information on the employers that sponsor them.

Date of Action: March 11, 2013

Type of Action: Complaint

Name(s) of Defendant(s): Anderson-McGriff Company, Anne Reagan Head as executrix of the estate of John F. Head, III, Jacqueline Crisci as executrix of the estate of John F. Head, III, Lauren Head as executrix of the estate of John F. Head, III, and Anderson-McGriff Company profit-sharing and 401(k) plan.

Date of Action: March 8, 2013

Type of Action: Complaint

Name of Defendant: Sunrise Enterprises 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

Date of Action: March 1, 2013

Type of Action: Default judgment

Names of Defendants: Gregory J. Harmon and Breeden & Collier Inc.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today released Field Assistance Bulletin 2013-01 concerning new disclosure requirements mandated by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act.

Date of Action: March 4, 2013

Type of Action: Default Judgment

Names of Defendants: Sun Mortgage Corp., LLC and Derek Michael Danks, president of Sun Mortgage, and Karen Williams, individually and as fiduciaries to the Sun Mortgage Corp., LLC 401(k) Plan

LARGO, Md. - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment removing NW Systems Inc., Nathan Williams and Jesus Rivera as fiduciaries of the NW Systems Inc. 401(k) plan and appointing GTrust Financial Partners, of Topeka, Kan., as an independent fiduciary with authority to administer the plan.

CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit in federal court to restore $79,761.61 to the Hico Flex Brass Co. Inc. 401(k) plan. The suit alleges that the company, as well as former vice president Mark Isaacs and president Neil Isaacs, violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by failing to distribute plan assets to participants.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced final rules under the Affordable Care Act to protect workers and employers whose health benefits are provided through Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements. The final rules increase the department's enforcement authority to protect participants in MEWAs and call for such plans to adhere to enhanced filing requirements.