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Atlanta, Georgia - In the wake of destruction in Florida from Hurricane Wilma, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today announced an extension of the deadline for filing Form 5500 and Form 5500-EZ annual report/returns.

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Rochester, New York - Gary Ragan, trustee of the Flower City Insulation Savings and Investment Plan, has agreed, should he ever be able, to restore to the plan a total of $19,282, plus interest, to settle a U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit. The suit alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Rochester-based Flower City Insulation has been defunct since 2002.

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced today that one individual, three non-profits and three businesses have been selected to receive the Secretary of Labor's New Freedom Initiative (NFI) Award for outstanding support of employment for people with disabilities.

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Chicago, Illinois - Jennifer L. Gillespie, former owner of the now-defunct Bay Technologies Inc., Green Bay, Wisconsin, has agreed to accept liability for $24,520.82 owed to the Bay Technologies 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, the U.S. Labor Department announced today.

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Boston, Massachusetts - Joseph S. Buscone Management Inc., Milford, Massachusetts, and Joseph S. Buscone, president and treasurer of the company, have agreed to pay $110,000 to a former employee to settle a U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit alleging violations of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

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Atlanta, Georgia - The U.S. Labor Department has obtained a court order requiring Henry A. McLarty, the former head of Atlanta-based Clarion Resources Communications Corp., to restore $17,280 in losses and interest to Clarion’s retirement savings plan.

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service, announced a further extension of a number of deadlines so workers and employers affected by Hurricane Katrina have additional time to make critical health coverage decisions.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) clarifies recordkeeping provisions concerning who is an applicant in the context of the Internet and related technologies. The final rule published in today's Federal Register applies to federal contractors who are subject to the recordkeeping provisions of the laws enforced by OFCCP.

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Cleveland, Ohio - “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities,” a compliance assistance seminar sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), will take place in Eastlake, Ohio, November 2 at the Radisson Hotel and Suites, Cleveland-Eastlake, 35000 Curtis Blvd.

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Washington - The three working groups of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans will convene by teleconference October 19-20 to discuss reports and recommendations to be submitted to the Secretary of Labor. The teleconference will be conducted from the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., Room N3437A, for those who wish to attend.

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Hartford, Connecticut - “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities,” a compliance assistance seminar sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), will take place in Farmington, Connecticut, November 17 at the Hartford Marriott Farmington, 15 Farm Springs Road.

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Buffalo, New York - The U.S. Department of Labor filed suit asking the federal district court in Buffalo to appoint an independent trustee for the Geneva B. Scruggs Community Health Care Center of Buffalo’s abandoned retirement plan.

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Salem, Oregon - A health law compliance assistance seminar, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Oregon Insurance Division, will take place October 18-19 in Salem at the Salem Conference Center.

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San Francisco, California - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will hold a workshop October 20 at the New Otani Hotel & Garden, 120 S. Los Angeles Street, to help accountants and their small business clients understand retirement savings options and how to start and operate a retirement plan.

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Warwick, Rhode Island - A health law compliance assistance seminar, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Rhode Island Insurance Division, will take place November 8-9 in Warwick at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Labor today announced mandatory minimum wage rate increases for American Samoa. The rate increases will apply to all government employees and several of the covered private sector industries in the territory.

In June, the department appointed a six member committee to review local economic conditions and hear testimony from interested parties at a public meeting held in Pago Pago, American Samoa. The six-member committee was comprised of two members each representing the public sector, employers and employees.

WASHINGTON—Human service agencies in Maryland, District of Columbia, Illinois, Georgia, and North Dakota have been selected to take part in training and technical assistance programs for people with disabilities, the U.S. Labor Department's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) announced today.