November 14, 2002

Pension And Welfare Benefits Administration Releases Field Assistance Bulletin on “Float” Issues

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

November 12, 2002

Pension And Welfare Benefits Administration Releases Field Assistance Bulletin on Multiemployer Plan Trustees

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

November 8, 2002

Labor Department Settlement With Humboldt, Tennessee Doctor to Restore Funds to Money Purchase Plan

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

November 4, 2002

Assistant Secretary Ann L. Combs Announces Record Enforcement Results at Business Writers’ Conference

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

WASHINGTON—Ann L. Combs, assistant secretary of labor for the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, today addressed the annual conference as the keynote speaker of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, held at The Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia, Pa.

November 4, 2002

Assistant Secretary Ann L. Combs Announces Record Enforcement Results at Business Writers’ Conference

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

October 30, 2002

Labor Department Obtains Judgment Ordering New Jersey Bakery and Executive to Restore More than $70,000 to 401(k) Plan

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

October 25, 2002

Labor Department Settles Part of Its Lawsuit With U.S. Alliance Health Care Officials

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

October 22, 2002

Iowa Corporation and Co-Owner Ordered to Restore Funds to 401(k) Plan

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

October 22, 2002

Former Illinois Executive is Ordered to Restore Employee Contributions to 401(k) Plan

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

October 22, 2002

Labor Department Seeks Appointment of Independent Fiduciary for Orphaned Illinois Profit Sharing Plan

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

October 22, 2002

Labor Department Settles Lawsuit With Sutersville, Pennsylvania Employee Benefit Plan Officials

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

October 18, 2002

Labor Department Issues Rules On Disclosure Of Pension Plan “Blackout Periods”

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

October 17, 2002

Department of Labor to Handle All Black Lung Benefits Claims:
Legislation Passed Last Night Will Improve Service Delivery

Legislation Passed Last Night Will Improve Service Delivery

WASHINGTON - Legislation passed last night will permanently transfer responsibility for all claims under the Black Lung Benefits Act to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP). Since 1997, OWCP has handled claims filed prior to 1974, statutorily assigned to the Social Security Administration (SSA).

October 17, 2002

U.S. Department of Labor Honors Organizations for Creating
Opportunities in the Workplace

WASHINGTON – For their efforts to foster workplace diversity, eleven companies and organizations were honored today by the U.S. Department of Labor at an annual awards ceremony hosted by the department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).

Three awards—the Secretary of Labor’s Opportunity Award, Exemplary Volunteer Efforts (EVE), and Exemplary Public Interest Contributions (EPIC)—were presented to recognize excellence and leadership in the implementation of effective equal employment opportunity standards.

October 16, 2002

Labor Department Adopts Amendment To Broker-Dealers Exemption

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

October 16, 2002

Pension And Welfare Benefits Administration Announces New Compliance Assistance Tool

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

October 11, 2002

Labor Department Obtains Court Order Freezing Assets of Florida Health Plan

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

October 10, 2002

U.S. Labor Department to Provide Technical Assistance to China on
Labor Law, Worker Rights and Mine Safety

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao released two grants today totaling $6.4 million to help worker protection and mine safety and health in China.

Deputy Secretary of Labor Cameron Findlay said, “The Administration is committed to improving workers rights globally, and we look forward to working with our partners in China to enhance the rule of law and improve compliance with internationally recognized workers’ rights and labor standards.” Findlay serves as the Department of Labor’s appointee to the joint Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC).

October 10, 2002

Labor Department Settles Pension Fund Charges Against Wells Fargo Bank Over Purchase of Company Stock

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

October 10, 2002

Labor Department Sues Administrator of Cincinnati Pension Fund For Failure to Forward Employee Contributions

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.