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In a settlement resolving a civil contempt petition filed by the Secretary of Labor in federal district court in Vicksburg, Miss., Larry Lefoldt of Lefoldt & Associates of Jackson, Miss., was named as a substitute independent trustee to take control of and manage two pension plans of the Vicksburg-based Home Care Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

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The U. S. Senate has confirmed Leslie B. Kramerich to the post of assistant secretary of labor for the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration. Kramerich had been acting assistant secretary since last December.

Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman said Kramerich “is a strong leader in our efforts to protect the retirement and health benefits of millions of Americans.”

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The U. S. Department of Labor's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration today announced creation of the Office of Participant Assistance and Communications to handle broad-based outreach and assistance for the millions of workers covered by private-sector pension and health benefit plans.

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Assistant Secretary of Labor Leslie B. Kramerich today unveiled new information and educational tools to help Americans and small businesses make informed decisions about employment-based health benefits.

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The Public Disclosure Room for the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, will close from Dec. 15 to Dec. 18, to relocate staff and equipment. The PWBA Public Disclosure Room will reopen Dec. 19 in its new location in Room N-1513, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210.

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The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit alleging that Wade & Sons, Inc. and its owner improperly transferred funds from the company’s profit sharing plan, thereby resulting in more than $146,600 in losses to the plan.

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The U. S. Department of Labor today announced that a federal court in Des Moines, Iowa has entered a judgment restoring $2,587.33 to employees of State Wide Metal Recycling, Inc. of Des Moines, Iowa or their individual retirement accounts.

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The U. S. Department of Labor’s Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration today announced it will publish in the Federal Register the Year 2000 Form M-1 annual report for multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs). This form is the same as the 1999 form, but several clarifications were added to the instructions in response to comments.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

ESA Press Release: Clinton/Gore Administration Finalizes Promise to America's Cold War Veterans[12/07/2000]

For more information call: (202) 693-4650

President Clinton today issued an executive order outlining the framework for compensating thousands of current and former nuclear weapons plant workers, or their survivors, whose service to the country has left them sick or dying.

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The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Alto, Mich.-based Snyder Farm Supply and its majority owner Thomas E. Snyder, who also administered the Snyder Farm Supply 401(k) pension plan, for their failure to bond the pension plan offered to the company’s employees.

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The U. S. Department of Labor has obtained a temporary restraining order to prevent trustees and plan administrators of the profit sharing plans of Della Ratta, Inc. and Commercial Management Company, located in Silver Spring, Md. from continuing to deplete assets of the plans.

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ESA Press Release: Birmingham, Alabama Bank Enters Into EEO Settlement Agreement With U.S. Labor Department [10/26/2000]

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