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San Francisco – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Vigilance, Inc. of Sunnyvale, California, and its subsidiary Harmony Software Inc. of San Mateo, to obtain the appointment of independent fiduciaries to manage and distribute approximately $580,565.22 in assets to participants covered by the two companies’ abandoned 401(k) plans.

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Washington – A free, two-hour webcast to help employers and pension professionals providers comply with federal and Texas state health laws will be hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Texas Department of Insurance on November 6 from 10 a.m. to noon (CST). Additional webcasts are scheduled for November 13 and 20 on new health laws and guidance.

STERLING, Va. — GlobalCynex Inc., a Sterling information technology company, has agreed to pay $1,683,584 to 343 non-immigrant workers after a U.S. Labor Department investigation found the company violated the H-1B visa provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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Old Bridge, New Jersey – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit to obtain appointment of an independent fiduciary to oversee the 401(k) plan of Coffman Tree Service Inc., a defunct company in Old Bridge.

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San Francisco – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Zenith Capital LLC of Santa Rosa, California, and its executives for allegedly investing the assets of 13 retirement plan clients in the hedge fund Global Money Management LP while receiving undisclosed incentive fees from the hedge fund’s sponsor and manager.

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New York – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a court order appointing an independent fiduciary to manage the abandoned 401(k) plan of the defunct Chelsea Voice & Data Inc. of New York City.

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New York – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a settlement restoring $8,590,000 to participants of the Agway Inc. 401(k) plan in DeWitt, New York, and barring plan officials and the board of directors from service to employee benefit plans for one to two years unless they complete fiduciary training. The defendants also agreed to pay a civil penalty of $859,000 plus interest to the Labor Department.

Mokena, Illinois – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a default judgment in federal district court in Chicago requiring the plan fiduciary of the TMG National Holdings retirement plan to restore $4,110.80 to the plan for improperly using plan assets to benefit the company.

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Memphis, Tennessee – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Dr. Frank H. Martin, fiduciary of the retirement plan of a cardiology clinic in Memphis, for failing to collect $116,460 in mandatory contributions owed to the Cardiovascular Specialties P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan employer 401(k) in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Enforcement agency announces 3 criminal convictions, 7 indictments for September 2008

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Washington – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced the publication of final rules that provide guidance in complying with the provisions of the Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act.

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Washington – The Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans – known as the ERISA Advisory Council – and its three working groups will meet on November 5 and 6 at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., in Washington, D.C.

Johns Hopkins Health System receives Secretary of Labors Opportunity Award

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Washington – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the issuance of new guidance under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) clarifying the obligations of plan fiduciaries when considering shareholder rights and investments in economically targeted investments. The guidance is being issued in the form of two interpretive bulletins detailed below.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $4,610,000 in funding to promote worker rights initiatives and more than $115,000 to study the employment effects of trade in services.

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Fenton, Michigan – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment against the president of Control Pak International in Fenton, providing restoration of $19,165 to the company’s 401(k) savings plan as restitution for misuse of 401(k) assets in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

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Washington – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today announced publication of a “request for information” (RFI) to assist the department in implementing the requirements under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) for group health plans and health insurance issuers. The RFI is to be published in the October 10, 2008 Federal Register.

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Washington— The U. S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will hold a public hearing October 21, 2008, to hear testimony on a proposed regulation and class exemption for the provision of investment advice. The hearing will begin at 8:00 a.m. in Room S-3215 A-B, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW in Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has announced the reopening of its Houston District Office to assist employees and employers in the communities affected by Hurricane Ike with wage-related issues.

The Houston office was closed because of wind and rain damage as a result of Hurricane Ike. During that period, the work normally performed out of the division's Houston office was handled by its San Antonio District Office.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today recognized eight winners of the 7th annual New Freedom Initiative Award for their outstanding efforts to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The awards ceremony took place at the Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C.