WASHINGTON—U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced today that a record 368 college students and recent graduates with disabilities were placed in summer and permanent job openings in the federal government under the department's Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP).

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Portland, Oregon - The U.S. Department of Labor has filed an adversary complaint in federal bankruptcy court in Portland, to protect $45,000 owed to the 401(k) profit sharing plan of defunct Moore Communications, Inc. of Beaverton.

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Washington, DC - Joseph S. Piacentini has been named to the senior executive position of chief economist and director of the Office of Policy and Research with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) in Washington, DC.

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Minneapolis, Minnesota - The U.S. Department of Labor today obtained a consent judgment and order requiring Accutech Mold & Engineering, Inc., Little Falls, Minnesota, and its owners to pay $13,199 to the company’s SIMPLE IRA Plan as restitution for failing to timely forward employee contributions to the plan.

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WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) signed an agreement today to work together to promote greater awareness of and compliance with DOL's employment laws among businesses in the mortgage banking industry.

WASHINGTON—Five businesses, three non-profits, and one National Football League player have been selected by U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao as recipients of the Secretary of Labor's Annual New Freedom Initiative Awards.

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Atlanta, Georgia - The U.S. Department of Labor sued Atlanta-based Clarion Resources Communication and its owner for failure to remit or timely forward employee contributions to the company’s profit sharing plan, resulting in $13,280.91 in losses to the plan.

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Washington, DC - U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Employee Benefits Security Administration achieved a record-breaking 121% increase in enforcement results that protected $3.1 billion in retirement, health and other benefits for American workers and their families in fiscal year 2004.

WASHINGTON—U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced a $9 million grant to the International Labor Organization (ILO) to implement workplace-based HIV/AIDS programs around the world.

In addition to being a serious health issue, HIV/AIDS is also an economic issue, said U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao. Because the rate of infection is highest among the working-age population, this disease has a significant impact on the worldwide labor force.

WASHINGTON—U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced $18.65 million in grants to combat human trafficking around the world. The overall amount includes $3.75 million awarded to three non-government organizations to implement anti-trafficking projects in Brazil, Cambodia, Moldova, and Sierra Leone, and $14.9 million to combat trafficking of children for exploitative labor in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific.

WASHINGTON— U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao officially kicked off the 6th annual Disability Mentoring Day by delivering the keynote address at the department's ceremony today.

Disability Mentoring Day is an opportunity for young people with disabilities to gain firsthand exposure to the many career options available to them, Secretary Chao said. It increases awareness among employers and the public that people with disabilities are a highly talented and largely untapped resource.

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Washington, DC - The three working groups of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans will convene via teleconference October 27-29, 2004, at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC to conduct final discussions on the report and recommendations to be submitted to the Secretary of Labor.

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Detroit, Michigan - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the owner of defunct American Tool & Mold Inc. of St. Joseph, Michigan, to recover employee contributions that he failed to forward to the company’s health plan.

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Chicago, Illinois - 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 due to damages from severe storms and flooding in Minnesota.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 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 due to storm damages from tropical depression Ivan in New Jersey.

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New York, New York - 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 due to storm damages from tropical depression Ivan in New York.

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Atlanta, Georgia - 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 due to damages from tropical storm Frances in South Carolina.

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