Employee Benefits Security Administration

E5809

federal agency of the United States government organization

The Employee Benefits Security Administration is a U.S. federal agency that oversees and enforces laws governing private-sector employee benefit plans, including retirement, health, and other welfare programs.

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal agency of the United States → government organization →
appliesToJurisdiction	private-sector employee benefit plans in the United States → private-sector health benefit plans in the United States → private-sector retirement plans in the United States → private-sector welfare benefit plans in the United States →
country	United States →
formerlyKnownAs	Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration →
hasResponsibility	administration of Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program → administration of the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program → civil enforcement of ERISA → compliance assistance to plan sponsors and fiduciaries → coordination with the Internal Revenue Service on employee benefit plan matters → coordination with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation → education and outreach to plan participants and beneficiaries → enforcement of COBRA continuation coverage requirements → enforcement of ERISA standards for private-sector employee benefit plans → enforcement of HIPAA portability and nondiscrimination provisions for group health plans → enforcement of certain Affordable Care Act provisions for employer-sponsored group health plans → fiduciary oversight of private-sector employee benefit plans → interpretive guidance on employee benefit plan laws → investigation of violations of employee benefit plan laws → oversight of other private-sector welfare benefit plans → oversight of plan fiduciary conduct → oversight of plan funding standards under ERISA → oversight of private-sector health plans → oversight of private-sector retirement plans → oversight of prohibited transaction rules for employee benefit plans → protection of employee benefit plan assets → protection of the rights of plan participants and beneficiaries → regulation and enforcement related to Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements → regulation of reporting and disclosure for employee benefit plans → review of Form 5500 annual reports →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
inception	1974 →
jurisdiction	United States federal government →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalAuthority	Affordable Care Act → COBRA → Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 → ERISA → Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 → HIPAA → Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act → Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement provisions of ERISA → Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act → Pension Protection Act of 2006 → Pension and Welfare Plans disclosure and reporting provisions →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia →
parentOrganization	United States Department of Labor →
partOf	United States Department of Labor →
sector	private sector →
shortName	EBSA →
website	https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
ERISA → Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 → Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement provisions of ERISA →	administeredBy
Office of Benefits Tax Counsel → Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor →	worksWith
EBSA →	fullName
United States Department of Labor →	hasDivision
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration →	nameChangedTo
HELP Committee →	overseesAgency
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration →	predecessorOf
Office of the Solicitor →	supports