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October 2002
DOL
Spotlight on Health Care Fraud
The Department of Labor is committed
to protecting benefits of American workers, retirees, and their families.
Granting employers the option of creating Multiple Employer Welfare
Arrangements (MEWAs), which are designed to give small employers access to low
cost health coverage on terms similar to those available to large employers, is
a possible solution advocated by the Department.
West Coast Ports
Information
Faced with a growing threat to the American economy and
American jobs, President Bush on October 7 used his statutory authority under
the Taft-Hartley Act to convene a Board of Inquiry to examine the work stoppage
at the West Coast ports.
DOL MBA
Outreach Program
In the spirit of President Bush’s vision for
a results oriented, citizen centered, and market based government, the
Department of Labor has created an aggressive recruitment program to attract
the best candidates to serve and protect America’s workforce.
Interim Final Rules on Disclosure of Pension Plan "Blackout
Periods"
The Department’s Employee Benefits Security
Administration announced plans to publish interim final rules implementing a
new federal law requiring 401(k)-type plans to give participants 30-day advance
notice of “blackout periods” affecting their rights to direct
investments, take loans, or obtain distributions. The interim final rules
contain model notice language to assist plan sponsors in carrying out this new
obligation.
Women's
Bureau e-News
News items from the Women's Bureau include
information about the nation's shortage of nurses, which prompted action by the
Bush administration to help promote this critically important health care
profession.
Information Quality
Guidelines
Guidelines for ensuring and maximizing the quality,
objectivity, utility, and integrity of information disseminated by the
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