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For all his problems with the economy, President Barack Obama is getting unexpected help from a Republican Party that seems incapable of capitalizing on its advantages.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration, the Internal Revenue Service and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. released Tuesday advance informational copies of the 2011 Form 5500 annual return/report and related instructions.

The House Tuesday rejected legislation to extend a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for two months, drawing a swift rebuke from President Barack Obama that Republicans were threatening higher taxes on 160 million workers on Jan. 1.

The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against Nationwide Supply Inc., under operation as Business Outfitters in Cheyenne, Wyo., as well as Guy Baldino, the companys president and owner, for not depositing employee contributions into the companys pension plan, which violates the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Congressional negotiations over a bill extending a payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits can begin as soon the Senate rejects a version the House approved despite a White House veto threat, the Senate's top Democrat said Wednesday.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. has settled allegations by the U.S. Department of Labor that the company and one of its employees violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by failing to prevent the fiduciaries of two Alabama pension plans from engaging in prohibited transactions.

House Republicans unveiled a bill Friday renewing the Social Security payroll tax cut and extending but trimming unemployment benefits but barreled toward a showdown with President Barack Obama by including language jumpstarting work on a controversial oil pipeline.

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is trying to add new layers of regulation for multiple employer welfare arrangemets (MEWAs).