October 27, 2003

Website For People With
Disability--DisabilityInfo.Gov--Celebrates First Year of Operation with More
Than 1.6 Million Visitors

WASHINGTON—Calling it “Yet another example of President George Bush’s deep commitment to making government easily accessible to all Americans,” Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao hailed the one-year anniversary of DisabilityInfo.Gov, a comprehensive Federal web site, managed by the Labor Department, with one-stop access to governmental disability information.

October 23, 2003

Labor Department Settlement Requires Plan Administrator To Terminate Cyrus Intersoft’s 401(k) Plan

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October 22, 2003

Labor Department Sues Bankrupt Illinois Computer Firm Over Delinquent Employee Contributions

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October 22, 2003

Labor Department Sues to Restore Assets to Pension Plan Of Pennsylvania Health Services Firm

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October 22, 2003

Labor Department Sues to Restore Assets to Pension Plan Of Pennsylvania Health Services Firm

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October 22, 2003

Former Employee of Florida Ironworkers Union Indicted For Embezzling $30,000 From Welfare Plan

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October 22, 2003

Labor Department Proposes Amendment To Exemption on Securities Lending

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October 21, 2003

Labor Department Seeks Restitution and Independent Fiduciary For Retirement Saving Plan of Maryland Marketing Firm

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October 16, 2003

10 Honorees Receive Secretary of Labor Elaine L.
Chao's New Freedom Initiative Award: Award Recognizes Achievements on Behalf of
People with Disabilities

Award Recognizes Achievements on Behalf of People with Disabilities

WASHINGTON—Five businesses, four organizations, and one individual today received the Secretary of Labor’s annual New Freedom Initiative (NFI) Awards. The NFI Award recognizes exemplary and innovative public-private partnership efforts in furthering the employment objectives of the President’s New Freedom Initiative. The recipients were honored in a luncheon ceremony at the Labor Department.

October 16, 2003

Labor Department Sues Florida Insurer And Plan Trustee For Mismanagement of Pension Assets

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October 15, 2003

Labor Grant Will Provide HIV/AIDS Education: Chao
Announces $2 Million Grant to Improve Working Conditions for Ugandan Laborers
suffering from HIV/AIDS

Chao Announces $2 Million Grant to Improve Working Conditions for Ugandan Laborers suffering from HIV/AIDS

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao has announced a $2 million grant to fund a workplace education program in Uganda to help combat the spread of HIV/AIDS. The grantees, World Vision and RTI International, will work to provide information about the disease while improving the work environment for laborers with HIV/AIDS. This project is part of the department’s HIV/AIDS Workplace Education Program.

October 15, 2003

Assistant Secretary Roy Grizzard Kicks-Off 5th
Annual Disability Mentoring Day at U.S. Labor Department

WASHINGTON—Dr. Roy Grizzard, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), was the keynote speaker at a U.S. Labor Department ceremony kicking off the 5th annual celebration of Disability Mentoring Day.

Disability Mentoring Day comes during National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao selected “America Works Best When All Americans Work” as the official theme for October to continue to focus on solutions that ensure the full inclusion of persons with disabilities into the 21st Century workforce.

October 14, 2003

Labor Grant Will Teach Workplace Health and
Safety: Secretary Chao Announces International Technical Assistance Project in
Serbia

Secretary Chao Announces International Technical Assistance Project in Serbia

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao has announced a $500,000 grant that will improve occupational safety and health in Serbia. The project is part of the department’s International Cooperation Program.

October 14, 2003

Nevada Court Enters $7.3 Million Judgment Against Principals of Employers Mutual

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October 10, 2003

Media Advisory - HIPAA and Other Health Laws: North Carolina Compliance Assistance Seminar

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October 7, 2003

New York Corporation and Owner Ordered to Restore $1.7 Million to Health and Welfare Plan

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September 26, 2003

Labor Department Sues Chicago Meade Communications and 401(k) Trustee For Delinquent Employee Contributions to Plan

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September 24, 2003

U.S. Department of Labor, IRS and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Extend Annual Reports Deadline After Hurricane Isabel

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September 23, 2003

Labor Department Obtains Judgment Appointing Independent Fiduciary of Abandoned Westerville, Ohio 401(k) Plan

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