1996 Newsroom

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December

• Five New Members Named to ERISA Advisory Council [12/31/96]

• Labor Department Addresses New Health Care Legislation Covering Millions of Workers [12/18/96]

November

• Labor Department Proposal Allows Conversion Of Plan Investments To Mutual Funds [11/14/96]

October

• Labor Secretary Reich Urges Workers, Retirees to Know Their Rights Regarding Health Care Benefits in Retirement [10/28/96]

• Millions of Workers Affected By Changes in Health Care Coverage [ 10/15/96]

• ERISA Advisory Council to Hold Public Meetings in November [10/15/96]

• Labor Department's Pension Payback Program Recoups More than $4.8 Million for 401(K) Plans [10/03/96]

• Labor Department Announces Consumer Booklet to Monitor Pension Plan Operations [10/03/96]

September

• Labor Department Extends Announcement For Nominees To Employee Benefits Advisory Council [09/27/96]

August

• Terms of Five Advisory Council Members to Expire [ 08/27/96]

• ERISA Advisory Council to Hold Public Meetings In September [08/27/96]

• Derivative Investments Cause of Plumbers Plan Losses Says Labor Department Lawsuit [08/08/96]

• Multiple Employer Welfare Officials Sued for Siphoning $2.3 Million in Plan Funds [08/05/96]

• Labor Department Extends Grace Period for Employers to Pay Back Extensions [08/02/96]

July

• Labor Department Clarifies Rights of Participants to Health Plan Information [07/31/96]

• Labor Department Reduces Restrictions on Pension Investments [07/31/96]

• Secretary Reich Announces Campaign to Help Women with Retirement [07/30/96]

• Labor Department Permits Receipt of Brokerage Services on IRAs and Self-Employed Plans [07/29/96]

• Trustees Of N.Y. Carpenters Plans Sued For Over $37 Million [ 07/05/96]

• ERISA Advisory Council To Hold Public Meetings In July [07/05/96]

• Department Of Labor Publishes Notice To Remove Obsolete ERISA Regulations From Federal Code [07/01/96]

June

• Labor Department Finalizes Guidance On Investment Education [06/11/96]

• DOL Team Receives Vice President's Hammer Award For Helping Government Work Better, Cost Less [06/17/96]

• Ohio Trustees Sued by Labor Department for Failure to Diversity Plan Assets [06/05/96]

May

• ERISA Advisory Council To Hold Public Meetings In June [05/23/96]

April

• ERISA Advisory Council To Hold Public Meetings In May [04/29/96]

• Multiple Employer Welfare Officials Charged With Siphoning $10 Million In Plan Funds [04/15/96]

• Labor Department Grants Major Exemption On Investment Of Pension Assets [04/10/96]

• Department Of Labor Publishes Notice To Remove Obsolete ERISA Regulations From Federal Code [04/03/96]

March

• Labor Department Sues John Hancock And Subsidiary [03/26/96

• Labor Department Makes Pension And Welfare Reports More Accessible [03/20/96]

• ERISA Advisory Council To Hold Public Meeting In April [03/18/96]

• Five New Members Named to ERISA Advisory Council [03/07/96]

• Innovative New Labor Department Plan Allows Employers To Pay Back Workers' Pensions Without Penalty [03/06/96]

February

• Labor Department Sues Bank of America for Losses to Pension Plans [02/15/96]