Labor Department Asks Judge to Punish Health Fund’s Fiduciaries

The Labor Department wants a federal judge to punish the fiduciaries of a multiple employer health fund for failing to turn over documents in the department’s lawsuit against them.

The DOL on Dec. 1 asked for a contempt order against AEU Holdings LLC and related entities in charge of a multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) that, at its height, provided health and welfare benefits to about 14,000 people across 36 states. The department says AEU is dragging its feet in complying with a court order requiring it to produce documents related to the department’s allegations that the MEWA failed to ...