Employee Benefits Security Administration

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Employee Benefits Security Administration
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Agency overview
Formed1970
Jurisdiction Federal government of the United States
Headquarters Washington, D.C.
Employees1,000
Agency executive
  • Vacant, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employee Benefits Security
Website www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor responsible for administering, regulating and enforcing the provisions of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). At the time of its name change in February 2003, EBSA was known as the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA). Prior to January 1986, PWBA was known as the Pension and Welfare Benefits Program. Originally the Program was established as an Office within the Labor Management Services Administration reporting the then Assistant Secretary Paul Fasser and his successors from 1974 through 1986.

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Leadership

EBSA is led by the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employee Benefits Security, a Sub-Cabinet-level position requiring nomination by the President of the United States and confirmation by the United States Senate. The office was last held by Lisa Gomez, who was sworn in as Assistant Secretary on October 11, 2022. Gomez vacated her seat in January 2025, and the installation of a new Assistant Secretary is pending before the Trump administration. [1]

The previous Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employee Benefits Security and head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration was Preston Rutledge. Past Assistant Secretaries include Phyllis Borzi, Bradford P. Campbell, Ann L. Combs, and Olena Berg-Lacy. [2]

Organization

EBSA is organized into nine program offices:

EBSA also maintains 13 regional and district field offices throughout the US to conduct investigations to detect and correct violations of Title I of ERISA and related criminal laws, and answer inquiries and complaints received by phone, mail, electronically or in person. [3]

See also

References

  1. https://www.linkedin.com/in/gomezlisam/
  2. "Employee Benefits Security Administration Main Page". Dol.gov. June 28, 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Organization Chart/Regional and District EBSA Offices". Dol.gov. July 10, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2013.