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Former Trustees of Ridgefield, Connecticut
Employer’s 401(k) Plan Agree to Restore Funds to Plan [12/31/02]
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Labor Department Sues to Obtain Independent
Fiduciary For Abandoned New York 401(K) Plan [12/30/02]
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Labor Department Clarifies Existing Guidance on
How Selection of Annuity Providers Applies to Defined
Contribution Pension Plans [12/23/02]
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Trustees of Torrington,
Connecticut, Company Pension Plan to Make Restitution to Plan
Participants [12/23/02]
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Labor Department Sues Former
Ohio Executive Over Profit Sharing Plan Investments [12/20/02]
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Labor Department Sues
Wisconsin Radio Broadcasters For Misusing Workers’ Pension
Contributions [12/12/02]
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Labor Department Publishes
Year 2002 Form M-1 for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements
[12/12/02]
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Labor
Department Announces Adoption of Amendment to Prohibited
Transaction Exemption (PTE) 97-11 [12/11/02]
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Labor Department Sues
Indiana Trucking Company and Pension Trustee Over Employee
Contributions [12/11/02]
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Labor Department Seeks
Appointment of Independent Fiduciary for Orphaned San Diego
Profit Sharing Plan [12/10/02]
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Labor Department Seeks
Restoration of Losses to Santa Monica Profit Sharing Plan [12/10/02]
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Labor Department Obtains
Judgment Barring Former Maryland Executive From Service to
Employee Benefit Plans [11/20/02]
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Labor Department’s Lawsuit
Recovers Interest For Mortgage Corporation of America’s
Retirement Plan [11/18/02]
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Pension And Welfare Benefits
Administration Releases Field Assistance Bulletin on “Float”
Issues [11/14/02]
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Pension And Welfare Benefits
Administration Releases Field Assistance Bulletin on
Multiemployer Plan Trustees [11/12/02]
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Labor Department Settlement
With Humboldt, Tennessee Doctor to Restore Funds to Money
Purchase Plan [11/08/02]
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Assistant Secretary Ann L.
Combs Announces Record Enforcement Results At Business Writers’
Conference [11/04/02]
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Labor Department Obtains
Judgment Ordering New Jersey Bakery and Executive to Restore
More than $70,000 to 401(k) Plan [10/30/02]
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Labor Department Settles Part of Its Lawsuit With
U.S. Alliance Health Care Officials [10/25/02]
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Iowa Corporation and
Co-Owner Ordered to Restore Funds to 401(k) Plan [10/22/02]
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Former Illinois Executive is
Ordered to Restore Employee Contributions to 401(k) Plan [10/22/02]
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Labor Department Seeks
Appointment of Independent Fiduciary for Orphaned Illinois
Profit Sharing Plan [10/22/02]
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Labor Department Settles
Lawsuit With Sutersville, Pennsylvania Employee Benefit Plan
Officials [10/22/02]
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Labor Department Issues
Rules on Disclosure of Pension Plan “Blackout Periods” [10/18/02]
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Labor Department
Adopts Amendment To Broker-Dealers
Exemption [10/16/02]
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Pension And Welfare Benefits Administration Announces New Compliance
Assistance Tool [10/16/02]
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Labor Department Obtains Court Order
Freezing Assets of Florida Health Plan [10/11/02]
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Labor Department Settles Pension
Fund Charges Against Wells Fargo Bank Over Purchase of Company Stock [10/10/02]
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Labor Department Sues Administrator of Cincinnati Pension
Fund
For Failure to Forward Employee Contributions [10/10/02]
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Trucking Company Official to Repay Losses To Simplified
Pension Accounts of Company Employees [10/09/02]
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Labor Department, IRS
Announce Joint Project for Failing to File Form 5500
Returns/Reports - Delinquent Filers Encouraged to Use
Compliance Assistance Program [10/07/02]
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Labor Department Sues Southprint International, LLC and
Its Former President for Misusing Plan Assets [10/04/02]
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Owner of Defunct Minnesota Printing Company To Repay Over $45,000 to 401(K) Plan
[10/03/02]
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Mississippi State Medical Association Employee Sentenced
To Probation for Embezzling Health Plan Funds [10/01/02]
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Labor
Department Settles Lawsuit with Colorado Springs-Based
Johnson Plumbing Plan Official [09/30/02]
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Labor Department Sues
Eyeglass Factory Plans’ Official For Failure to Forward
Employee Contributions [09/27/02]
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Labor Secretary Elaine L.
Chao Calls on Congress to Pass Association Health Plan
Legislation: Census Shows Number of Uninsured Americans on the
Rise [09/27/02]
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Labor Department Sues Trustee Of Illinois Profit Sharing Plan
For Failure to Forward Employee Contributions [09/27/02]
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Labor Department Settles Lawsuit Against Alabama
Health Plan Administrator for Improper Fees, Commissions, Loans [09/27/02]
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Labor Department Lawsuit
Settled With RADAC Corporation Officials Over Employee Stock
Ownership Plan [09/26/02]
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Labor Department Sues Executives of Two Defunct
California Companies For Failing to Remit Employee
Contributions [09/26/02]
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Technical Amendment Extends Mental Health Parity
Act Regulatory
Sunset Date to December 31, 2002 [09/26/02]
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Labor Department Sues Beaumont, Texas Mortgage Lender
Over Employee Contributions to Health Plan [09/25/02]
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Labor Department Files
Complaint Against Trustee Of Merrill E. Schmidt DDS, Inc.,
Defined Benefit Pension Plan For Misusing Assets [09/17/02]
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Media
Advisory - HIPAA and Other Health Laws: Compliance Assistance
Seminar [09/17/02]
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Labor
Department’s Lawsuit Names Independent Fiduciary To
Terminate Sun Country Airline’s Pension Plan [09/16/02]
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Secretary Elaine L. Chao
Releases Report on Association Health Plans: Improving Access
to Affordable Quality Health Care for Small Businesses [09/13/02]
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Labor
Department Sues Plumbers’ Pension Trustees Over Florida
Investment [09/12/02]
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Secretary Elaine L. Chao
Releases 2002 National SAVER Summit Report [09/06/02]
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Labor Department Solicits
Nominations for ERISA Advisory Council [08/30/02]
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Labor Department Sues Alexandria,
Minnesota SIMPLE
IRA Plan Official for Delinquent Contributions [08/30/02]
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Minnesota Trustees are Permanently Barred from Managing
Plan Assets in Judgment Obtained by Labor Department [08/30/02]
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Labor Department Sues Marche'
Associates For Failing to Forward Contributions to Plan [08/26/02]
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Labor Department Seeks to
Have Funds Restored To Humboldt, Tennessee Money Purchase Plan
[08/23/02]
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Labor Department Recovers Assets for Pension Plan
Of Chicago Ice Machine Company [08/23/02]
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Labor Department Judgment
Requires Plan Official to Purchase Stock from Pension Plan [08/06/02]
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Secretary Elaine L. Chao
Announces Assistance to Help Small Businesses Avoid Health
Benefit Scams - Advocates Stronger Protections and Greater
Access to Health Benefits [08/06/02]
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PWBA Answers Frequently Asked Questions about the Voluntary
Fiduciary Correction Program [07/31/02]
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Labor Department Sues Michigan Company and Owners for
Misusing Plan Assets [07/29/02]
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Labor Department Sues Minnesota Printing Company to Recover
Employee Contributions for 401(K) Plan [07/29/02]
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Labor Department Settles Lawsuit Against Denver Plan
Official [07/12/02]
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Labor Department Sues Minnesota Landscaper to Recover 401(k)
Assets [07/08/02]
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Labor Department Sues Atlas Lock & Key Officers
For Failing to Forward Employee Contributions to 401(k) Plan [07/08/02]
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Labor Department Amends EXPRO [07/02/02]
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ERISA Advisory Council to Hold Working Group Meetings in
July [07/02/02]
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Labor Department’s Lawsuit Names Independent Fiduciary To
Terminate DCT’s 401(k) Plan [07/02/02]
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Labor Department Sues Dayton, Ohio Plan Fiduciary for Misusing Company Plan
Assets [06/24/02]
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Labor Department Secures Temporary Restraining Order Against
Georgia Health Plan Operators [06/18/02]
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Labor Department Sues Bankrupt Florida Firm and Trustees For Misuse of 401(k) Pension Assets
[06/13/02]
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Labor Department Sues Computer America Training Centers’ 401(k)
Trustee [06/07/02]
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Labor Department Sues Virginia Firm and Owner Over Misuse of Retirement and Health Plan Assets
[06/05/02]
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Defunct Illinois Corporation Sued Over Employee Pension Contributions and Loans
[06/05/02]
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Employee Benefit Plan Administrator Agrees To Distribute Nearly $250,000 To
Health Plan Clients To Settle Labor Department Lawsuit [06/04/02]
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Illinois Corporation Makes Restitution To Employee Benefit Plan
[06/03/02]
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Labor Department Judgment Restores Assets To Participants of
Michigan Corporate Pension Plan [05/30/02]
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Labor Department Sues Longshoremen’s Local 1969 Plans’
Trustees and Service Providers for Misuse of Fund Assets [05/29/02]
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Labor Department Issues Additional Answers to “Frequently
Asked Questions” on the Claims Procedure Regulation [05/29/02]
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Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Urges Senate Committee to
Address Retirement Issues of Women [05/23/02]
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Labor Department Proposes Amendment For Underwriter
Exemptions [05/21/02]
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Independent Fiduciary Appointed To Operate New York Health
and Welfare Plan In Consent Order Obtained By Labor Department
[05/17/02]
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Maryland 401(k) Official Makes Restitution For Failure To
Collect Court Judgment [05/16/02]
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Warwick, Rhode Island Company and Officers Agree to Settle
Federal Lawsuit Alleging Misuse of Employee Profit Sharing
Plan Funds [05/15/02]
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Labor Department Sues Defunct Arkansas
Trucking Company and Owner For Misusing Employee Benefit Plan Assets [05/15/02]
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Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao To Meet With 2002 ERISA
Advisory Council [05/09/02]
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ERISA Advisory Council to Hold First Meeting of 2002 [04/25/02]
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Labor Department Announces Plan to Correct Non-Standard Form
5500 Returns/Reports [04/21/02]
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Labor Department Settles Lawsuit With Defunct Mid-Continent
Holding Company’s Pension Plan Trustee [04/19/02]
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Independent Expert Takes Charge of Enron Pension Plans;
Enron Officials Removed Secretary Chao Says Action Is Victory
For Enron Workers [04/19/02]
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Independent Fiduciary Appointed To Oversee Stock Investments
Of Syracuse Corporate Pension Plans [04/17/02]
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Profit Sharing Plan Participants Formerly Employed by
Simsbury, Connecticut, Employer Will Receive Pension Benefits
[04/17/02]
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Retirement Funds Restored to South Bay Workers Labor
Department Settles with Sunnyvale Electronics Manufacturer [04/16/02]
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U.S. Labor Department Files Suit Against International Paper
Box Machine Company and Officers for ERISA Violations [04/16/02]
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Labor Department Restores 401(K) Funds To Phoenix Software
Company Workers [04/12/02]
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Labor Secretary Applauds Passage Of Pension Protection Bill
[04/11/02]
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Labor Department Bars Packaging Graphics Executive From
Service to Employee Benefit Plans [04/10/02]
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Labor Department Settles Lawsuit With Ft. Lauderdale
Bankruptcy Trustee [04/10/02]
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Labor Department Rule Expands Electronic Disclosure Options
For Employee Benefit Plans [04/08/02]
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Labor Department Announces Expansion Of Compliance
Assistance Programs For Employee Benefit Plans [03/27/02]
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Labor Department Sues Illinois Firm and President For Misuse
Of Pension Contributions [03/27/02]
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Labor Department Sues Union Labor Life Insurance Co. And
Investment Manager Over $10 Million Pension Investment [03/25/02]
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Labor Department Sues Iowa Fiduciaries for Using Plan Money
to Cover Employment Related Expenses [03/22/02]
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401(k) Plan Trustee Agrees To Repay Participants Following
Legal Action By U.S. Labor Department [03/22/02]
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New York District 6 Health and Pension Plan Officials Sued
Over Plan Expenses [03/21/02]
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401(k) Funds Restored to East Bay Workers Labor Department
Assists Former Employees of Bankrupt Company [03/20/02]
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Michigan Plan Trustees Resign and Restore $597,775 To
Millwrights’ Supplemental Pension and Health Plans [03/20/02]
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Labor Department Proposes Amendment Of Streamlined Exemption
Process [03/19/02]
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Labor Department Recovers $3.6 Million From Bennett Funding
Group [03/18/02]
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Labor Department Seeks to Shut Down Abandoned 401(k) Plan [03/15/02]
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Labor Department Settles Suit Against Page International of
Paducah, Kentucky For Federal Pension Law Violations [03/15/02]
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Department Of Labor Announces Enron Independent Fiduciary
State Street To Replace Enron’s Retirement Administrative
Committee [03/14/02]
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Labor Department Sues California Metal Company Over Stock
Contributed To Pension Plan [03/14/02]
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Labor Department Settles Suit Against Craig, Colorado Plan
Trustee For Failure to Remit Employee Contributions [03/13/02]
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Labor Department Sues Trustees Of Bankrupt Michigan Company
For Interest On Plan Assets [03/12/02]
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Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Emphasizes Women's Need To
Save Retirement Security And Financial Independence Top
Priority Of Labor Department [03/04/02]
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Labor Secretary Issues Challenge: Increase
Retirement Savings and Security SAVER Summit Draws Crowd of
250 Financial and Retirement Leaders [02/28/02]
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Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces
Live Webcast of Summit on Retirement Security Event Will Focus
on Addressing Generational Issues [02/26/02]
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U.S Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao
Announces Generational Theme of Retirement Summit [02/25/02]
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Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Federal
Reserve Chairman Greenspan To Address Retirement Savings
Summit "Advocates Consumer Education About Financial
Technologies" [02/22/02]
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Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Federal
Reserve Chairman Greenspan To Address Retirement Savings
Summit “Advocates Consumer Education About Financial
Technologies” [02/22/02]
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Labor Department Sues Louisiana Executives
For Misusing Pension Assets Of Health Care Firm [02/22/02]
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Secretary Of Labor Elaine L. Chao Hosts
2002 Saver Summit - Major Speeches Will Be Available Via
Webcast [02/21/02]
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Wisconsin Plan Trustee to Forfeit Own
Account to Repay Plan for Misusing Profit-Sharing Assets [02/14/02]
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Labor Secretary Chao Announces Agreement To
Replace Enron Pension Plan Officials-Independent Fiduciary
will Assume Management of Retirement Plans [02/13/02]
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Dallas Executive Barred from Managing
Benefit Plans under Labor Department Court Order [02/12/02]
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Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces
New Toll Free Number - Nationwide Assistance to Answer
Retirement and Health Inquiries of Workers, Employers [02/11/02]
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Statement from Ann Combs, Assistant
Secretary for the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
[02/11/02]
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Labor Department Finalizes Exemption For
Plans Engaging In Securities Cross-Trades [02/11/02]
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Nevada Court Freezes Assets of Health
Associations And Principals of Employers Mutual [02/08/02]
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Labor Department Sues Colorado Trustee For
Failure To Make Timely Plan Deposit [02/07/02]
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U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao
Announces 2002 Retirement Saver Summit Agenda [02/07/02]
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Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao Says
Americans Deserve Choice, Confidence and Control in Retirement
Security [02/06/02]
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Labor Department Sues Northfield, Ill.
401(k) Trustee For Misusing Pension Assets [01/28/02]
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Agencies Release Year 2001 Form 5500 And
Form 5500-EZ [01/24/02]
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Labor Department Sues Hennepin County
Financial Group For Failing to Forward Employees' Withholdings
to Pension Plan [01/23/02]
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Labor Department Sues Trustees of Lee
Bailey Communications, Inc. Pension Plan For Misusing Plan
Assets [01/14/02]
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Labor Department Resolves Suit Against
Erickson Cosmetics President Over Health Plan Violations [01/11/02]
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Trustee Subject of Department of Labor
Orphaned Pension Plan Lawsuit [01/11/02]
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Labor Department Issues Final Rules To
Assist Plan Participants In Obtaining SPDs And Other Plan
Document [01/08/02]
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SAI MED Health Plan Officials Barred From
Serving ERISA Plans [01/04/02]
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Independent Fiduciary Named to Administer
Infotex, Ltd. “Orphaned” Pension Plan and Distribute its
Assets [01/04/02]
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