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The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page rule on Nov. 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Labor Restores Over $2.5 Billion  To Employee Benefit Plans and Participants

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) today released its program results for Fiscal Year 2019. EBSA’s enforcement and benefit advisor programs recovered over $2.5 billion in payments to plans, participants and beneficiaries.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Federal Court Sentencing Long Beach Spa Owner for Maritime Union Healthcare Plan Fraud

News Release: LOS ANGELES, CA – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has sentenced Erica Carey – former owner of Long Beach Medi-Spa in Long Beach, California – to three years' probation and ordered her to pay $366,740 in restitution for defrauding a maritime union welfare plan.


U.S. Department of Labor Obtains Consent Order and Judgment  To Restore Assets to Participants in Ohio Employee Benefit Plans

News Release: DAYTON, OH – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio issued a consent order and judgment requiring the fiduciaries of Day-Mont Behavioral Health Care Inc. to restore $141,666 to the defunct Dayton, Ohio-based company’s employee benefit health and annuity plans. The mental health services provider ceased operations in 2018.


U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $53,018 for Tampa Nursing Facility Employees after Investigation Reveals Overtime Violations

News Release: TAMPA, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Gandy SNF LLC – a nursing facility based in Tampa, Florida – has paid $53,018 in back wages to 105 employees for violating the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).


U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Finds Florida Farm Labor Contractor Violated Guest Worker Visa Program Requirements

News Release: LAKE PLACID, FL – After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Red Harvesting Inc. – a farm labor contractor based in Lake Placid, Florida – has paid $39,527 in wages to 119 employees for violating requirements of the H-2A visa program. The contractor also paid a $1,214 civil penalty, assessed by the Department.


U.S. Department of Labor Orders Compensation For Employee Who Refused to Drive Without Safety Measure

News Release: BOSTON, MA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has determined that UPS Ground Freight Inc. – doing business as UPS Freight – violated the Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA) when managers retaliated against a driver at the Londonderry, New Hampshire, ...


U.S. Department of Labor Releases Advance Copies  Of Form 5500 Annual Return/Report for 2019

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the IRS and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) today released advance informational copies of the 2019 Form 5500 Annual Return/Report and related instructions. The "Changes to Note" section ...


U.S. Department of Labor Enters Partnership to Promote Safety During Construction Project at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago

News Release: CHICAGO, IL – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Power Ujamaa Construction have signed a strategic partnership to promote worker safety and health during the construction of an outpatient care center at the Rush University Medical Center (RUMC) – a destination center for cancer and neurological care.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.