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Company and its officers sued for unpaid wages

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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November 12 2012

Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor sued a New Hampshire painting and construction company and its president, vice-president and treasurer in their individual capacities to recover unpaid wages and liquidated damages for 57 employees

U.S. Department of Labor is investigating group health insurance plans

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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February 19 2013

Recently, a client received a letter from the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") notifying them that their group health insurance plan would be audited

Outback Steakhouse agrees to pay $19 million to settle sex discrimination

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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January 4 2010

On Tuesday, December 29, 2009, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that Outback Steakhouse (“Outback”) agreed to pay $19 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging sex discrimination against thousands of women at hundreds of corporately-owned restaurants

Public forum on automatic enrollment in group health plans

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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March 23 2011

On December 23, 2010, the US Department of Labor ("DOL") published its fifth FAQ (frequently asked questions) about the implementation of the Affordable Care Act

Potential personal liability possible because of outstanding loans from benefit fund

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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September 12 2011

Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) filed a lawsuit against the United Employee Benefit Fund (the “Fund”) and its two trustees for ERISA violations with respect to improper loans from the Fund

FMLA applies to non-traditional family arrangements

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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June 28 2010

On Tuesday, June 22, 2010, the US Department of Labor ("DOL") released Administrator's Interpretation No. 2010-3 (the “Interpretation”) which is intended to clarify the definition of “son and daughter” under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”

There is no such thing as FMLA light duty

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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March 6 2013

Recently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the employer in a case where an employee filed suit contending

More enforcement is the result of DOL budget

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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May 18 2009

Recently, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis unveiled the Administration’s fiscal year 2010 budget for the Department of Labor ("DOL"

Are you timely depositing salary deferrals?

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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September 8 2009

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced that it had sued an officer and fiduciary to the Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees Individual Retirement Account (SIMPLE IRA) plan of Pharmaceutical Alternatives Inc., an Ohio-based company, for improperly using plan assets withheld from employee pay for the benefit of the company, as well as for other violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”

Illinois construction firm settles class-action discrimination claim for $630,000

Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd
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USA
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June 1 2009

On Friday, May 29, 2009, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that it settled a race and retaliation lawsuit against Area Erectors, Inc, a Rockford, Illinois-based construction company (“the Company”

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