| Date ▲ ▼ |
Headline ▲ ▼ |
| May 25, 2023 |
Court Orders Harvey Medical Practice, Owner to Restore $90k to Company's 401(k) Plan Due to Failure to Remit Plan Contributions |
| Mar. 14, 2023 |
Federal Court Orders Defunct Milwaukee Info Technology Company, President to Restore $18k Withheld from Employees for Medical Plan |
| Dec. 19, 2022 |
DOL Recovers $6.3M for Employee Stock Ownership Plan Participants After Investigation Finds Manipulation of Company Share Value |
| Oct. 25, 2022 |
Federal Court Orders Illinois Home Healthcare Company, President, Owner, to Restore More Than $85k to Employee Retirement Plan |
| Oct. 12, 2022 |
Federal Court Orders Defunct Michigan Company, CEO, President to Restore More Than $25,000 to Two Employee Benefit Plans |
| Sept. 25, 2022 |
DOL Investigation, Litigation Result in Settlement Requiring Interarch Inc. Fiduciaries to Pay More Than $2 Million |
| Sept. 14, 2022 |
DOL Seeks Nominations for 2023 ERISA Advisory Council |
| Sept. 12, 2022 |
DOL Recovers $131.8M for Wells Fargo 401(k) Participants After Investigation Finds Plan Overpaid for Company Stock |
| Sept. 5, 2022 |
DOL Sues Former Hospital CEO Who Failed to Forward Plan Contributions, Caused Cancellation of Employees' Health Insurance |
| June 27, 2022 |
Federal Court Sentences Florida Addiction Recovery Doctor to Prison, to Pay $31.3 Million in Restitution After Submitting $106 Million in Fraudulent Benefits Claims |
| May 23, 2022 |
DOL Obtains Consent Judgment Directing Baltimore Company, Owner to Restore $148k to 401(k) Plan |
| Apr. 15, 2022 |
DOL Announces Leadership, New Members to Advisory Council on Employee Welfare, Pension Benefit Plans for 2022 |
| Feb. 28, 2022 |
DOL Alleges Fiduciaries for a Chicago-Area Employee Benefit Plan Misappropriated More Than $2.8M of Plan Assets |
| Feb. 1, 2022 |
DOL Obtains Judgment After Investigation Finds Michigan Company Failed to Forward Retirement Contributions |
| Jan. 13, 2022 |
DOL Investigation Leads Former Owner to Repay Unpaid Health Plan Claims of Uninsured Employees of Somerset Healthcare Agency |
| Jan. 6, 2022 |
DOL Recovers More Than $9.3 Million for Minnesota Employee Stock Ownership Plan After Investigation Finds Plan Overpaid for Shares |
| Jan. 4, 2022 |
Fiduciaries to Utica, New York Employee Stock Ownership Plan Agree to Take Actions to Resolve Violations Found in DOL Investigation |
| Dec. 15, 2021 |
Cincinnati Businessman Ordered to Prison for Defrauding Workers of Retirement Benefits, Earning Contract with Falsified Documents |
| Dec. 14, 2021 |
Federal Court Holds Wisconsin Business Owner in Contempt for Failing to Comply with the Court's Prior Order to Restore $53,122 to Employee Benefit Plan |
| Oct. 5, 2021 |
DOL Recovers $25k for Akron Retirement Plan After Investigation Finds Company Owner Failed to Forward Contributions |
| July 25, 2021 |
Lansing Business Owner Sentenced After Federal Investigation Finds They Failed to Forward Employee Contributions to Retirement Plan |
| Apr. 12, 2021 |
Federal Court Appoints Independent Fiduciary as Claims Administrator of Medova Arrangement |
| Feb. 22, 2021 |
Court Restores More Than $42k to Employee Benefit Plan of Defunct Detroit Dental Services Provider After U.S. DOL Complaint |
| Dec. 20, 2020 |
DOL Files Complaint to Protect Participants and Beneficiaries of Failing Medova MEWA Operating in 38 States |
| Dec. 17, 2020 |
Court Appoints Independent Fiduciary to Distribute $1,500,000 in Retirement Funds Held by Defunct Oregon Retirement Plans |
| Oct. 22, 2020 |
Federal Court Sentences Kentucky Woman to Prison, Orders $838,804 in Restitution After U.S. DOL Finds Benefit Plan Fraud |
| Oct. 16, 2020 |
Court Orders New York Union Trustees to Pay $570,000, Resolve ERISA Violations, After U.S. Department Labor Investigation and Litigation |
| Oct. 15, 2020 |
Federal Court Orders Kentucky Bankers Association to Pay $1,561,818 In Losses to Benefits Plan After U.S. Department of Labor Finds Violations |
| Oct. 5, 2020 |
DOL Obtains Consent Order and Judgment to Restore $6,545,454 to Union Short Term Disability Fund |
| Oct. 2, 2020 |
Federal Court Sentences Kentucky Business Owner for Improper Use of Benefit Plans' Contributions After U.S. Department of Labor Investigation |
| Aug. 26, 2020 |
DOL Obtains Default Judgment to Restore $65,842 to Defunct Ohio Company Retirement Plan |
| July 28, 2020 |
Federal Court Orders Millions Restored to Connecticut Health and Retirement Plans After DOL Investigation, Litigation |
| July 23, 2020 |
DOL Obtains Injunction Enjoining Fleet Owners Insurance Fund from Paying Attorney's Fees in Defense of ERISA Violations |
| June 17, 2020 |
Federal Court Orders Defunct Online Casino and Sweepstakes Company to Pay Former Employees $99,807 to Restore Health Plan Losses |
| May 27, 2020 |
DOL Obtains Consent Order and Judgment to Restore Assets to Participants in Iowa Trucking Company's Retirement Plan |
| May 27, 2020 |
Indiana Business Owner Sentenced After DOL Investigation Finds Deception in Administration of Employees’ Benefit Plan |
| May 26, 2020 |
DOL, Multi-Employer Benefit Plan Reach Settlement; Plan to Pay $431,818 in Unpaid Benefits to Former Grocery Store Employees |
| May 7, 2020 |
DOL Sues Advance Benefits Management Systems and Fiduciaries Alleging Misuse Led To More Than $7,000,000 in Unpaid Claims |
| May 1, 2020 |
Secretary of Labor Reaches Agreement Requiring Wilmington Trust to Restore $80 Million to 21 Employee Stock Ownership Plans and Reimburse Plan Sponsors for Legal Cost and Expenses |
| Apr. 28, 2020 |
DOL Obtains Consent Order and Judgment to Remove Fiduciaries from Cleveland, Ohio, Retirement Plan |
| Apr. 7, 2020 |
DOL Asks Federal Court to Force Lincolnshire, Illinois, Company to Supply Documents Sought in Employee Benefits Investigation |
| Apr. 7, 2020 |
Federal Court Orders Maryland Company to Restore $28,650,604 To Employer Benefit Plans After U.S. DOL Investigation |
| Mar. 19, 2020 |
DOL Investigation Results in U.S. District Court Sentencing Louisville Health Clinics’ Co-Founder to Prison, Ordering $258,507 Restitution Payment for Healthcare Fraud |
| Mar. 19, 2020 |
DOL Obtains Default Judgment to Restore $103,098 To Virginia Engineering Company Employees’ Retirement Plan |
| Mar. 18, 2020 |
Tennessee Insurance Agency to Pay $3,818,181 in Restitution to Employee Stock Ownership Plan After DOL Investigation |
| Feb. 27, 2020 |
Court Sentences Former New Jersey Pension Fund Trustee for Employee Benefits Plan Embezzlement After U.S. Labor Department Investigation |
| Nov. 21, 2019 |
DOL Obtains Consent Order and Judgment to Restore Assets to Participants in Ohio Employee Benefit Plans |
| Oct. 2, 2019 |
DOL Investigation Results in Tennessee Transportation Provider Paying $454,545 in Restitution to Employee Stock Ownership Plan |
| Sept. 30, 2019 |
Former Carpenters' Benefit Plan Administrator Indicted On Fraud Charges |
| Sept. 12, 2019 |
DOL Investigation Results in Auto Parts Manufacturer Reinstating, Paying Employee for Family and Medical Leave Act Violations |
| Aug. 26, 2019 |
DOL Investigation Results in North Carolina Business Owners Paying $21,404 in Employee Contributions, Unpaid Medical Claims |
| Aug. 16, 2019 |
Court Sentences Omaha, Nebraska, Resident to Jail, Orders $276,878 In Restitution After U.S. Department of Labor Finds Benefits Fraud |
| Aug. 15, 2019 |
Federal Judge Orders Virginia Company's Former CEO and Institutional Fiduciary to Restore $6,502,500 to Employee Stock Ownership Plan |
| Aug. 13, 2019 |
CEO Of Denver Technology Company Sentenced To Over 6 years In Federal Prison For Obstructing And Defrauding the IRS As Well As Stealing Money from Employee Healthcare and 401(K) Plans |
| June 20, 2019 |
Louisiana Couple Pleads Guilty to Operating Fraudulent Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement |
| June 20, 2019 |
U.S. Department of Labor Obtains Consent Order and Judgment To Restore Assets to Participants in Jackson, Michigan, Retirement Plan |
| May 16, 2019 |
Six New Members Appointed to the 2019 ERISA Advisory Council |
| May 2, 2019 |
U.S. Department of Labor Obtains Consent Order and Judgment To Distribute Assets to Participants of Ohio Retirement Plan |
| Mar. 25, 2019 |
DOL Obtains Consent Judgment and Order Protecting Participants and Beneficiaries of Failing MEWA |
| Mar. 7, 2019 |
U.S. District Court Sentences Investment Advisor to Prison and Orders Payment of $1,636,604 in Restitution for Pension Fraud |
| Feb. 12, 2019 |
DOL Obtains Temporary Restraining Order to Protect Participants and Beneficiaries of Failing MEWA |
| Jan. 31, 2019 |
Federal Court Sentences Former Autoworkers' Union Official After Guilty Plea for Health and Welfare Fund Embezzlement |
| Jan. 24, 2019 |
DOL Enters into Consent Judgment Permanently Enjoining Former Chief Financial Officer after Pension Plan Mishandling |
| Nov. 21, 2018 |
Federal Court Orders Cleveland Business Owner to Pay Restitution, Serve 24 Months in Prison for Fraud and Theft of Employee Benefit Plan |
| Nov. 4, 2018 |
Federal Court Orders Defunct Las Vegas Airline to Pay Former Employees $219,716 to Restore Health Plan Losses |
| Oct. 23, 2018 |
DOL Obtains Consent Order and Judgment to Distribute Assets to Participants in Chicago Hospital Retirement Plan |
| Oct. 22, 2018 |
Federal Court Orders Illinois Pension Plan to Restore $419,758 Following DOL Investigation |
| Oct. 17, 2018 |
Federal Court Appoints Successor Fiduciary to Oversee Distribution of $46,371 to Participants of Abandoned Profit Sharing Plan |
| Oct. 5, 2018 |
DOL Seeks to Amend Complaint to Protect Participants And Beneficiaries of Failing Multiple Employer Welfare Plan |
| Oct. 4, 2018 |
DOL Litigation Results in Atlanta Trust Company Paying $4.5 Million in Restitution to Employee Stock Ownership Plan |
| Oct. 3, 2018 |
Compliance Assistance for Association Health Plans Now Available at Employer.gov |
| Sept. 18, 2018 |
Federal Court Orders Maryland Business Owner to Pay $354,175 in Restitution, Serve Prison Term for Theft from Employee Benefit Plan |
| Aug. 13, 2018 |
DOL Investigation Results in Court Ordered Restitution of $491,890 After 28 Union Members Pleaded Guilty to Filing False Healthcare Claims |
| Aug. 13, 2018 |
DOL Reaches Agreement to Distribute Assets to Eligible Participants of Sacred Heart Hospital Profit-Sharing 401(k) Plan |
| Aug. 7, 2018 |
Federal Court Orders Kansas City Area Business Owner to Pay $4.3 Million in Restitution, Serve Prison Term for Fraud and Theft of Employee Benefit Plan |
| July 11, 2018 |
Federal Court Sentences Brentwood, Tennessee, Resident to 66 Months in Prison after DOL Investigators Uncover Health Insurance Scam |
| July 1, 2018 |
DOL Reaches Agreement to Restore $5.45 Million to Texas-Based Employee Stock Ownership Plan |
| June 13, 2018 |
DOL Works With Insurers to Distribute Up to $116 Million to Retirement Plan Participants |
| June 12, 2018 |
DOL Reaches Agreement to Restore More Than $1 Million to Chicago-based Health Insurance Trust Fund |
