Deals & People April 7, 2010

Dzierzak Joins Mesirow Financial

Mesirow Financial has hired a new senior vice president in its Retirement Plan Advisory group.
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As part of the Retirement Plan Advisory practice, Mark A. Dzierzak, 39, will serve as a retirement plan consultant to plan sponsors, providing full-service consulting to mid-market companies to assist in the optimization of plan operations. 

Dzierzak joins the firm from Deloitte Consulting LLP and brings more than 18 years of experience.  He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from DePaul University.

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Mesirow Financial is a diversified financial services firm headquartered in Chicago with more than $37 billion in assets under management and more than 1,200 employees in offices across the country and in London.

Compliance April 7, 2010

EBSA Enforcement Data Posted to the Web

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is one of a number of Department of Labor (DoL) agencies participating in a new Web site aimed at making a variety of enforcement data publicly available.
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According to the new site (http://ogesdw.dol.gov/index.php), EBSA has posted closed cases that resulted in a penalty assessment under the Deficient Filer program, the Late Filer program, and the Non-Filer program, beginning with FY2009. The agency is responsible for ensuring that plans file their annual Form 5500 timely, completely, and accurately through the enforcement programs as well as a voluntary compliance effort.

EBSA said the information will be updated quarterly.

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The new site will also include enforcement data from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and the Wage and Hour Division.

For more information, visit http://ogesdw.dol.gov/coming_soon.php.

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