July 24, 2007

Employee Benefits Security Administration releases field assistance bulletin on tax sheltered annuity programs

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July 23, 2007

Minimum wage will increase to $5.85 on July 24

U.S. Department of Labors Wage and Hour Division posts compliance materials on Web site

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor reminds employers and employees that the federal minimum wage will increase to $5.85 on July 24. With this change, workers covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be entitled to be paid no less than $5.85 per hour. The law also requires that workers be paid on their regular paydays for all hours worked during a pay period.

July 19, 2007

U.S. Labor Department obtains judgment restoring $300,000 to Buffalo pension plans

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July 19, 2007

U.S. Labor Department action restores funds to San Luis Obispo 401(k) fund

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July 18, 2007

Statement by U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao on House of Representatives vote to cut budget of agency responsible for labor union oversight

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao issued the following statement:

"Last night's House action cutting the budget of the Office of Labor Management Standards will impede effective enforcement of the law that protects union democracy and financial integrity for rank and file members."

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July 18, 2007

DisabilityInfo.Gov introduces new state and local resources map to assist visitors in locating disability-related information close to home

WASHINGTON — The federal government's one-stop Web site for disability-related information and resources — DisabilityInfo.gov — today unveiled a new feature, a state and local resources map, designed to assist visitors in finding disability-related information in their own states and localities.

July 17, 2007

Las Vegas construction company to pay nearly $1.2 million in back wages to 1,060 workers following U.S. Labor Department investigation

SAN FRANCISCO — Desert Plastering, a Las Vegas plastering and masonry company, has agreed to pay $1,147,921 in back wages to 1,060 current and former employees following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. Investigators found that the lathers, finishers, plasterers and estimators who worked as many as 58 hours a week did not receive overtime pay. Desert Plastering also failed to properly record the hours of work for these employees, who will receive back wage payments for work performed between April 2005 and March 2007.

July 16, 2007

Connecticut substance abuse facility and parent companies ordered to pay more than $1 million in back wages to resolve U.S. Labor Department lawsuit

NORTH STONINGTON, Conn. — Stonington Behavioral Health Inc. in North Stonington, doing business as Stonington Institute, and Pennsylvania-based parent companies Universal Health Services Inc. and UHS of Delaware Inc. have been ordered to pay 143 employees more than $1 million in back wages to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor alleging violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

July 16, 2007

U.S. Labor Department sues to recover assets for former Birmingham, Ala., company’s 401(k) plan

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July 10, 2007

U.S. Labor Department obtains judgment to recover nearly $1.2 million for Miami-based employee retirement plan

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July 9, 2007

U.S. Labor Department secures 401(k) plan assets for former Rycor Fabrication employees in Dayton, Ohio

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July 5, 2007

U.S. Labor Department sues trustee of Parma, Ohio, hair salon’s 401(k) plan to recover missing assets

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July 5, 2007

Labor Department settlement resolves lawsuit over mismanagement of South Carolina employee stock ownership plans

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July 3, 2007

U.S. Labor Department obtains court order requiring Chatsworth, Georgia, trucking company to pay unpaid health claims

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June 29, 2007

U.S. Department of Labor sues defunct Sparks, Maryland, company to protect health plan participants

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June 28, 2007

U.S. Labor Department obtains judgment to restore assets to Sandusky, Ohio-based pension plan

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June 28, 2007

Tennessee woman indicted for forgery and theft from union pension plan following U.S. Labor Department investigation

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June 28, 2007

U.S. Labor Department sues president of TSS Fabricating for mismanagement of $70,000 contributed to employee IRA plan

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June 27, 2007

Report on FMLA Request for Information issued by U.S. Department of Labor

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today released Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations: A Report on the Department of Labors Request for Information, a comprehensive review of the thousands of public comments received in response to the departments December 1, 2006, Request for Information about the Family and Medical Leave Act regulations and their impact in the workplace.