August 09, 2024
A D.C. federal judge has signed off on an agreement between the U.S. Department of Labor and the White Mountain Apache Tribe that settles its ERISA suit claiming the agency unlawfully slapped it with $140,000 in penalties after abruptly enforcing certain pension reporting requirements.
January 17, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor told a D.C. federal court Wednesday it's close to resolving the White Mountain Apache Tribe's suit alleging that the agency's employee benefits arm unlawfully hit it with $140,000 in penalties after abruptly beginning enforcement of certain pension reporting requirements for tribes.
July 05, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor's employee benefits arm abruptly abandoned its practice of not enforcing certain reporting requirements on tribes, leading the agency to unlawfully slap the White Mountain Apache Tribe with $140,000 in penalties, the Arizona tribe claimed.
May 28, 2020
The White Mountain Apache Tribe hit the U.S. Department of Labor with an ERISA suit Thursday, claiming the agency abandoned a practice of not enforcing certain reporting requirements against tribes and slapped it with $140,000 in penalties.