WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay over $33 million in back wages to resolve issues that arose under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) concerning how the company computed overtime pay. The agreement covers 86,680 employees who worked for the company from Feb. 1, 2002 to Jan. 19, 2007.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) today released its FY 2006 Annual Report. The report highlights the fiscal year success of the agency and the importance of its role in supporting America's workforce through its enforcement of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA).

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Decatur, Illinois - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained an amended consent judgment and order requiring a Decatur, Illinois fiduciary of the Jan-San Supply Company 401(k) Plan to restore $47,293 to the plan as restitution for failure to forward contributions withheld from employees’ paychecks.

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San Francisco - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued UltraCard Inc. of Los Gatos, California, and its president for failure to remit employee contributions and loan repayments to the company’s 401(k) plan in a timely manner.

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New York - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued defunct New York City and Santa Monica, California-based textile firms American Fabrics Co. and Beverly Trimming Co., as well as two officers of the companies, for failure to forward more than $100,000 in employee contributions and loan repayments owed to the American Fabrics Co. 401(k) Savings Plan.

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Cincinnati - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Cincinnati-based Queen City Restaurant Group and the trustee of 401(k) plans sponsored by the business for allegedly failing to forward and remit employee contributions in a timely manner to the plans of three companies managed by the restaurant group.

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Washington - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today released Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2006-03 which provides guidance relating to individual benefit statements and notices of freedom to divest employer securities.

NEDERLAND, Texas — The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Rife Industrial Marine for alleged violations of the overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), after an investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division found that welders working offshore had been improperly classified as independent contractors.

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Atlanta - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued to restore more than $5,200 in assets to the 401(k) plan of Vinson Van Go, a Huntersville, North Carolina, transportation company. The lawsuit charges the company and the trustee of its retirement plan with failing to transmit all employee contributions to the 401 (k) plan and commingling the contributions with the company’s general assets.

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Washington - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Internal Revenue Service and Department of Health and Human Services today announced the publication of final rules that provide guidance in complying with the nondiscrimination provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The final rules also provide guidance on the implementation of wellness programs.

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Atlanta - The former vice president of H&H Doors and Hardware Inc. of Dothan, Alabama pleaded guilty to two counts of embezzling employee benefit plan assets and using the money for his own benefit. The plea agreement states Mark Hartzog is responsible for $524,703 in losses.