Employee Benefits Security Administration

 

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the civil and criminal provisions of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) as well as related provisions of other Federal laws (e.g., Title 18 USC federal criminal statutes). EBSA is also responsible for assuring compliance with the fiduciary responsibility provisions of the Thrift Savings Plan under the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986 (FERSA). The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is committed to educating and assisting more than 152 million workers, retirees and their families covered by approximately 747,000 private retirement plans, 2.5 million health plans, and 673,000 other welfare benefit plans holding approximately $11.7 trillion in assets; as well as plan sponsors and members of the employee benefits community. EBSA balances proactive enforcement with compliance assistance and works diligently to provide quality assistance to plan participants and beneficiaries. It is the policy of EBSA to provide the highest quality of service to its customers. EBSAs mission is to assure the security of the retirement, health and other workplace related benefits of America's workers and their families. We will accomplish this mission by developing effective regulations; assisting and educating workers, plan sponsors, fiduciaries and service providers; and vigorously enforcing the law.

Active 17.150 Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor L - Dissemination of Technical Information; Z - Salaries and Expenses Not applicable. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Law 93-406 Plan administrators, trustees, participants, beneficiaries of employee benefit plans, or others involved in plan administration may obtain assistance in complying with the Act. Interested persons may obtain certain plan documents which are required to be filed by plan administrators. Plan officials, trustees, participants, beneficiaries of employee benefit plans, or others involved in plan administration. Not applicable. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Contact the nearest field office of the Employee Benefits Security Administration listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog, EBSA's web site at www.dol.gov/ebsa or EBSA's hotline at (1 866) 444-EBSA (3272). (Participants and beneficiaries should first contact their plan administrator for plan information.) Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. EBSA's compliance assistance program provides information to assist plan participants including, beneficiaries, sponsors, service providers and other interested parties in understanding and complying with the requirements of ERISA as it applies to the administration of employee retirement, health and other welfare benefit plans. This enables participants to better understand and exercise their rights under the law and, when possible, to recover any benefits to which they may be entitled. This also allows plan administrators and practitioners the opportunity to better understand and comply with the law. Not applicable. Not applicable. Not applicable. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Not Applicable Not Applicable Persons desiring assistance should contact the nearest Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration field office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog. Benefits Advisors
Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N5623
Washington, DC 20210 US
webmaster@dol.gov
Phone: 1-866-444-3272 https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa 16-1700-0-1-601 (Salaries and Expenses) FY 22$182,487,093.00; FY 23 est $191,100,000.00; FY 24 est $191,100,000.00; FY 21$181,000,000.00; FY 20$181,000,000.00; FY 19$181,000,000.00; FY 18$181,000.00; - Data not available Copies of the final regulations, proposed regulations, and other directives are available from the national office or on EBSA's website at www.dol.gov/ebsa. Certain audio-visual material also are available for hearing-impaired audiences. EBSA publishes a variety of free publications directed to employers and participants which can be obtained from its website and its publication hotline at (1 866) 444-EBSA (3272). Not applicable.