Date of Action: May 20, 2013

Type of Action: Consent Judgment and Order

Name(s) of Defendant(s): Cameron Garrison and Garrison Enterprises Inc.

ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 106 citations, 13 orders and one safeguard during special impact inspections conducted at nine coal mines and two metal/nonmetal mines last month.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $10 million National Emergency Grant award to create temporary jobs for eligible individuals to assist with cleanup and recovery efforts resulting from the severe storms and tornadoes that ravaged a five-county area of Oklahoma between May 18 and May 20. These storms resulted in widespread damage across the state during this same period. The funds are being awarded to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.

Date of Action: May 30, 2013

Type of Action: Consent Order and Judgment

Names of Defendant: David Scott Owens, individually and as a fiduciary to the Advetech Inc. Group 401(k) Plan, Advetech Inc. and the Advetech Inc. Group 401(k) Plan

Date of Action: May 28, 2013

Type of Action: Consent order and judgment

Names of Defendant: Hostetler Door Inc., Glen Hostetler and Julie Hostetler, as fiduciaries to the Hostetler Door Inc. 401(k) Plan, and the Hostetler Door Inc. 401(k) Plan.

Date of Action: May 22, 2013

Type of Action: Complaint

Name(s) of Defendant(s): Nohl Crest Homes Corp., Kenneth R. Emery, Peter G. Timba, and Nohl Crest Homes Corp. Employee Stock Ownership plan

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury today issued final rules on employment-based wellness programs. The final rules support workplace health promotion and prevention as a means to reduce the burden of chronic illness, improve health and limit growth of health care costs, while ensuring that individuals are protected from unfair underwriting practices that could otherwise reduce benefits based on health status.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $15,438,000 National Emergency Grant increment to create 1,191 temporary jobs for eligible workers to continue cleanup and recovery efforts following the widespread severe storms and winds that caused damage across Ohio between June 29 and July 2, 2012.

WASHINGTON – A $175,318 National Emergency Grant was announced today by the U.S. Department of Labor to assist about 70 of the 110 workers affected by the closure of Boise White Paper LLC in St. Helens, Ore.

Awarded to the Oregon Department of Community College and Workforce Development, the grant will provide eligible workers with access to training and a broad range of support services, in conjunction with other services they may receive as a result of their eligibility for Trade Adjustment Assistance benefits.

WASHINGTON — "Because We Are EQUAL to the Task" is the theme of this year's National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Chosen by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy, the theme reflects the reality that people with disabilities have the education, training, experience and desire to be successful in the workplace.

Date of Action: May 22, 2013

Type of Action: Complaint and Consent Judgment

Name(s) of Defendant(s): Vineet Kalucha

NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York seeking the appointment of an independent fiduciary to manage the 401(k) plan of the defunct David J. Hardy Construction Co. of Syracuse.

Date of Action: May 20, 2013

Type of Action: Default Judgment

Names of Defendant: Tracy S. Randall, as a fiduciary to the TS Randall Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan, TS Randall Company LLC and the TS Randall Company LLC Retirement Savings Plan.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs today announced a $9 million competitive grant solicitation for one or more projects to reduce child labor in the artisanal mining sector of Colombia.

Thousands of children work in Colombia's mining sector, where they labor alongside adults and are exposed to physical injuries, dangerous tools, hazardous substances, toxic gases and explosions. Many people are not aware that children face these hazards.

Consent judgment also includes order to pay $50,000 in lost wages to former employee

Mine owner initially refused to comply with judge's order

HYDRO, Okla. — Rigid Oil Field Services LLC has agreed to pay $51,839 in overtime back wages to 28 current and former employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, which found violations of the overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The company misclassified its employees as independent contractors.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is soliciting applications under the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, through which a total of $1.5 million is available to nonprofit, community and faith-based organizations; employer associations; labor unions; joint labor/management associations; and colleges and universities.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of up to $5 million to fund 16 or more Homeless Female Veterans and Veterans with Families grants. Approximately 1,900 veterans will receive job training and related services to help them succeed in civilian careers.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $2,774,736 National Emergency Grant to assist about 350 workers affected by the closure of Comair at the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport in Erlanger, Ky. The funding will provide employment services to affected workers who reside in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.