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Release Date: June 19, 2008
Contact Name: Gloria Della
Phone Number: 202.693.8664

U.S. Department of Labor to host June 25 web cast on recent regulations and guidance

Washington – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will host a free web cast June 25 to help employers and plan administrators understand recent regulatory and interpretative guidance under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

This is the third in a series of web casts that will address issues relating to the qualified default investment alternative regulation, delinquent contributions, participant contribution safe harbor proposal and recent amicus briefs involving ERISA.

The series is being offered as part of EBSA’s compliance assistance program – Getting It Right - Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities – to help employers and plan administrators understand their fiduciary responsibilities in operating a retirement plan.

This event is open to news media.

What:

Web cast on recent regulations and guidance

Who:

Employers and plan officials

When:

June 25, Noon to 2 p.m. EST

Where:

Live over the Internet at the URL below

How:

Registration is required and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit EBSA's Web site at www.dol.gov/ebsa and select "Regulatory, Interpretative and Amicus Update" under "Compliance Assistance Seminars."

More Information:

Call 202.693.8660

U.S. Department of Labor news releases are accessible on the Department's Newsroom page. The information in this news release will be made available in alternate format upon request (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the COAST office. Please specify which news release when placing your request at 202.693.7828 or TTY 202.693.7755. The U.S. Department of Labor is committed to providing America's employers and employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply with its laws and regulations. For more information, please visit the Department's Compliance Assistance page.