August 17, 2004

U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Agreement with United Airlines to Appoint Independent Fiduciary To Manage Pension Plans

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Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today announced that an independent fiduciary will be appointed to represent the interest of the participants and beneficiaries in United Airlines’ (UAL) pension plans.

August 16, 2004

Marietta Industrial Enterprises Ordered to Repay $19,000 to 401(k) Plan

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August 16, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Sues to Appoint Independent Fiduciary To Abandoned Indiana 401(k) Plan

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August 12, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Sues Former Michigan Plan Trustee For Failing to Forward 401(k) Plan Contributions

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Grand Rapids, Michigan - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the former trustee of the Grand Rapids Plastics Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan of Grand Rapids, Michigan, for failing to remit employee contributions to the plan and retaining the contributions in the company’s general assets.

August 11, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Settlement Restores Pension Funds To Scottsdale Employee 401(k) Plan

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August 4, 2004

Labor Department Sues to Appoint Independent Fiduciary For Abandoned Montana Retirement Plan

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Helena, Montana - The U.S. Department of Labor has sued to obtain the court appointment of an independent fiduciary to manage the abandoned retirement plan of the defunct Meteorological Technical Institute, Inc. in Helena, Montana, distribute $15,583 in assets to participants and terminate the plan.

August 3, 2004

Labor Department Removes Plumbers' Union Pension Fund Trustees, Collects $10.98 Million for Worker Retirement

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August 2, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Obtains Judgment Against Ohio Computer Company for Mismanaging 401(k)

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Akron, Ohio - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a default judgment removing Pony Computer Inc. of Streetsboro, Ohio, as a fiduciary to its 401(k) plan and appointing Joseph S. Moynihan as the independent fiduciary responsible for managing the 401(k) and distributing more than $58,000 to 20 participants.

August 2, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Order Permanently Bans Former Leasing Firm President From Overseeing Employee Benefit Plans

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August 2, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Obtains Independent Fiduciary For Abandoned 401(k) Plan

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August 2, 2004

Trustee of Medford 401(k) Plan Agrees to Repay Over $11,000 To Plan Participants Following Labor Department Legal Action

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Boston, Massachusetts - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment and order requiring the administrator of a Medford, Massachusetts, 401(k) plan to pay $11,287.48, plus interest, to plan participants as restitution for failing to forward employee contributions to the plan.

July 28, 2004

ERISA Advisory Council to Hold Working Group Meetings in August

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July 28, 2004

Media Advisory - “Getting It Right” - New Compliance Assistance Seminar for Plan Fiduciaries

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Columbus, Ohio - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) compliance assistance seminar, “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities,” will take place in Columbus, Ohio on July 29, 2004 at the Ohio State University Fawcett Conference Center, 2400 Olentangy River Road.

July 26, 2004

Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao and U.S.
Department of Labor Celebrate the 14th Anniversary of the Americans with
Disabilities Act

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) today celebrated the 14th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

July 26, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Obtains Judgment Barring Fiduciaries of West Virginia 401(k) From Serving Plans

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Charleston, West Virginia - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment permanently barring the former owners of defunct Fleshman’s Inc. of Oceana, West Virginia, from service as fiduciaries to employee benefit plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

July 20, 2004

U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces Settlements for Global Crossing Retirement Plans

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July 15, 2004

Labor Department Partners with American Mushroom
Institute to Help Mushroom Growers Comply with Federal Law

WASHINGTON—In an effort to educate mushroom growers throughout the country about minimum wage, overtime and worker health and safety, the U.S. Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has entered into a partnership with the American Mushroom Institute (AMI).

The AMI is a national, nonprofit trade association established by mushroom growers with a total membership of approximately 400 members, including 120 mushroom farms.

July 13, 2004

U.S. Labor Department Obtains Partial Judgment Restoring $34,000 To New York Retirement Plan

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