May

• U.S. Labor Department sponsors free webcasts to help retirement plan fiduciaries comply with the law • 09-498-NAT [05/07/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor obtains consent order requiring president of Nashville entertainment company to restore pension funds • 09-483-ATL [05/06/09]

April

• U.S. Labor Department obtains judgment prohibiting former Lockport, N.Y., employer from future fiduciary oversight of employee benefit plans • 09-426-NEW [04/30/09]

• U.S. Labor Department sues to appoint independent fiduciaries for profit-sharing plans abandoned by two defunct Binghamton, N.Y., companies • 09-198-NEW [04/29/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor sues former West Palm Beach, Florida, tile and flooring distributor to restore SIMPLE IRA assets • 09-421-ATL [04/28/09]

• U.S. Labor Department seeks public comments on mental health and addiction law • 09-458-NAT [04/28/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor to offer free health law seminar on April 22 and 23 in Newark, New Jersey • 09-423-PHI [04/20/09]

• U.S. Labor Department secures appointment of independent fiduciary for profit sharing plan of defunct Hackensack, New Jersey, company • 09-406-PHI [04/17/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor sues defunct Arkansas trucking company to protect participants’ 401(k) assets • 09-368-ATL [04/14/09]

• Former owner of BB Kids stores in Massachusetts agrees to restore employee contributions to SIMPLE IRA plan to resolve U.S. Labor Department lawsuit • 09-125-BOS [04/14/09]

• U.S. Labor Department to sponsor free workshops in Salt Lake City on April 14 on complying with federal pension law • 09-375-DEN [04/08/09]

• U.S. Labor Department recovers funds for company 401(k) plan from Fairfield, Connecticut, employer • 09-260-BOS [04/07/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor offers free workshop in New York City on complying with federal pension law • 09-337-NEW [04/06/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor hosts 10 workshops in Kansas City, Missouri, focusing on new COBRA provisions • 09-347-KAN [04/06/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor obtains consent judgment requiring defunct Greensboro, North Carolina, wholesaler and retailer to restore pension funds • 09-295-ATL [04/03/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor to host second webcast on COBRA subsidy and notices • 09-343-NAT [04/02/09]

• U.S. Labor Department obtains appointment of independent fiduciary to oversee abandoned Oklahoma 401(k) plan • 09-320-DAL [04/01/09]

• U.S. Labor Department asks court to distribute profit-sharing plan assets of closed Chesterfield, Michigan, company • 09-277-CHI [04/01/09]

March

• Former Massachusetts employer agrees to restore employee contributions to company SIMPLE IRA plan to resolve U.S. Labor Department lawsuit • 09-325-BOS [03/30/09]

• U.S. Labor Department sues former NFL player and others in bankruptcy court to recover pension assets • 09-319-PHI [03/25/09]

• U.S. Labor Department extends effective date of rules on investment advice • 09-307-NAT [03/23/09]

• U.S. Labor Department releases model notices for COBRA subsidy under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 • 09-292-NAT [03/19/09]

• Statement of Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on COBRA subsidy under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 • 09-301-NAT [03/19/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor sues North Carolina health care provider to recover more than $55,000 in 401(k) assets • 09-238-ATL [03/17/09]

• Louisville, Kentucky, restaurant chain agrees to restore participants' 401(k) funds following U.S. Department of Labor Investigation • 09-228-ATL [03/16/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor sues Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, benefit firms and lawyers to protect welfare benefit plan participants nationwide • 09-229-PHI [03/11/09]

• U.S. Labor Department sues fiduciaries of McHenry, Illinois-based company to recover 401(k) profit sharing assets • 09-88-CHI [03/10/09]

• U.S. Labor Department sues to appoint independent fiduciary for 401(k) plan abandoned by Rochester, New York, employer • 09-83-NEW [03/09/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor settlement with Memphis, Tennessee, pension consultants provides restitution of fees and reforms for arrangements with plan clients • 09-250-ATL [03/06/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor sues owner of defunct Hillsboro, Oregon, company to recover more than $147,000 in 401(k) retirement contributions • 09-183-SEA [03/02/09]

February

• U.S. Department of Labor publishes information to help employers,workers and families understand the COBRA Stimulus provisions [02/26/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor sues closed Seatoma Convalescent Center to give 401(k) participants access to almost $14,000 in retirement funds • 09-177-SEA [02/24/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor sues former officer of SCT Yarns for violating ERISA rules • 09-161-ATL [02/23/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor sues former Cookeville, Tennessee, firm to give 401(k) participants access to retirement funds • 09-38-ATL [02/13/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor sues to appoint independent fiduciary for former Atlanta general contractor’s 401(k) profit-sharing plan • 09-131-ATL [02/12/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor sues defunct Herndon, Virginia, company to protect participants of 401(k) profit-sharing plan • 09-160-PHI [02/11/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor sues former insurance agency in Kennesaw, Georgia, to protect participants’ 401(k) contributions • 09-44-ATL [02/09/09]

• U.S. Labor Department sues fiduciary of ERISA-covered plan sponsored by Mokena, Illinois-based company • 09-147-CHI [02/12/09]

• Employee Benefits Security Administration Releases Field Assistance Bulletin on New Annual Funding Notice Requirements [02/10/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor sponsors free February 19 webcast on 2009 Form 5500 and electronic filing • 09-130-NAT [02/09/09]

• U.S. Labor Department sues upstate New York auto supply company and official for alleged violations of federal employee benefits law • 09-111-NEW [02/05/09]

• U.S. Labor Department provides guidance on fiduciary duties in response to abuses involving the Madoff investment firm [02/05/09]

• U.S. Labor Department sponsors free compliance assistance seminar for retirement plan fiduciaries in Melville, New York • 08-119-NEW [02/04/09]

• U.S. Labor Department obtains nearly $115,000 from bankrupt Merrimac, Massachusetts, company to pay employee health claims • 08-1836-BOS [02/02/09]

January

• U.S. Labor Department sponsors free compliance assistance seminar for retirement plan fiduciaries in Metairie, Louisiana • 09-85-DAL [01/26/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor obtains judgment restoring 401(k) assets to employees of defunct Acworth, Georgia, construction company • 08-1121-ATL [01/22/09]

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.

• U.S. Department of Labor to offer free health law seminar January 28 and 29 in Tallahassee, Florida • 09-64-ATL [01/16/09]

• U.S. Labor Department finalizes rule on investment advice for 401(k) plans and IRAs • 09-51-NAT [01/16/09]

• U.S. Labor Department and IRS unveil publication to help small employers understand automatic enrollment for 401(k) plans • 09-53-NAT [01/15/09]

• U.S. Labor Department sues to appoint independent fiduciary for retirement plan abandoned by Minneapolis-area employer • 09-24-CHI [01/13/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor sues former Fort Lauderdale, Florida, entertainment company on behalf of profit-sharing plan participants • 08-1819-ATL [01/13/09]

• Federal court prevents fiduciary from using bankruptcy to avoid repaying funds owed to South Carolina company's SIMPLE IRA • 08-1823-ATL [01/12/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor sues Mondsview, Minnesota, trucking company for abandoning profit-sharing and 401(k) plan • 08-1846-CHI [01/07/09]

• U.S. Department of Labor recovers more than $750,000 for Georgia Plumbers Trade Association Health Plan • 08-1760-ATL [01/07/09]

• U.S. Labor Department sues to protect 401(k) assets of defunct piping company in St. Amant, Louisiana • 08-1769-DAL [01/02/09]