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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) regional office in Philadelphia will hold a seminar May 18 to assist employers, pension plan administrators and other benefit professionals comply with federal employee benefits law. The seminar will run from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and again from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the NOAA Science Center, 1301 East West Highway in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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Kansas City, Missouri - The U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri to obtain a court-appointed, independent fiduciary to manage the abandoned retirement plan of now-defunct Video Post Productions Inc. of Kansas City.

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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor today expanded and simplified the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFCP) that helps employers and their professional advisors voluntarily correct violations of the law for employee benefit plans. The updated program is effective thirty days after publication in the April 19 Federal Register.

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Los Angeles, California - “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 Los Angeles, California, May 11 at the Hilton Los Angeles, 5711 W. Century Boulevard.

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Washington, DC - The first meeting of the 2006 Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans will be held Friday, May 5 at 1:45 p.m. in the Secretary’s Conference Room, S-2508, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal court order appointing Jacqueline Carmichael as independent fiduciary to replace IT Factory Solution Inc. as administrator for the Solutions by Design money purchase plan. Both entities are defunct Delaware corporations.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that Colorado Springs, Colo., School District 11 has paid a total of $652,041 to 442 employees for violations of the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

"This administration is committed to ensuring that workers receive all the wages they have earned," said Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao. "I am pleased that we were able to recover more than $650,000 in back wages for these Colorado workers."

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The U.S. Labor Department has recovered $48,035 in overtime back wages for 33 employees of AJA Technical and Management Services, following an investigation by the department's Wage and Hour Division.

Employees of the Jackson, Miss.-based company worked as quality inspectors overseeing Hurricane Katrina-related debris cleanup along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today announced publication of a final amendment to the class exemption on interest-free loans.

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Clifton, New Jersey - The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit requesting that an independent fiduciary be appointed to distribute the assets of the 401 (k) plan of Data-Tech Institute, a defunct Clifton, New Jersey company. The plan has been without oversight since the company ceased operations in 1998.

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Denver, Colorado - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the fiduciary of the Denver-based AMS Industries Inc. 401(k) plan for abandoning the plan and failing to distribute the assets to plan participants.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao announced today a new leadership team at the Labor Department's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB). James Carter starts this week as deputy undersecretary of labor for international labor affairs, and ILAB Chief of Staff Rob Owen has been promoted to associate deputy undersecretary for international labor affairs.

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Cincinnati, Ohio - The U.S. Department of Labor sued in federal district court in Cincinnati to appoint an independent trustee for the abandoned retirement plan of locally-based Cincinnati Armature Works Inc., which ceased doing business in October 2004.

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Dallas, Texas - A health law compliance assistance seminar, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the New Mexico Insurance Division of the Public Regulation Commission, will take place May 9-10 in Albuquerque at the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town.

OASAM News Release: [04/04/2006] Contact Name: Peggy Abrahamson or Public Affairs Phone Number: 202-693-7909 or 202-693-4676 Release Number: 06-595-NAT

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its participation in the U.S. Department of Justice Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force. Participation by the department's Wage and Hour Division will enable better coordination and prosecution of violations of wage and hour laws.

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Miami, Florida - The U.S. Labor Department has obtained a consent judgment ordering restoration of more than $39,000 to the 401(k) plan of former Telcon Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

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Chicago, Illinois - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a settlement requiring that $7,663.88 be paid to the participants and beneficiaries of the Mid-Continent Screw Products Profit Sharing Plan. Judith Hirsch, president of the Lincolnwood, Illinois-based plan, will be handling distribution of the assets to individuals entitled to benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).