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Release Date: 07/02/2003
Release Number: USDL 03-22
Contact Name: Sharon Morrissey
Phone Number: 202.693.8664
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Kansas City, Missouri - Gregory P. Egan,
regional director of the Kansas City Office of the U.S. Department of
Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), will retire on
July 3 after 39 years of federal service. As the Regional Director, he
managed a region covering over 10 states from Wyoming to Missouri and the
southern portion of Illinois, overseeing both investigations into civil
and criminal violations of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act (ERISA) and an extensive regional outreach, education and
assistance program. |
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After graduating from St. Louis University with a
Bachelor of Science Degree in labor relations in 1964, Egan began his
federal career with the Internal Revenue Service in St. Louis, Missouri,
transferring in January 1965 to the U.S. Department of Labor. He worked
for 10 years as an investigator and then became a manager. In 1979, Egan
was named area director in the St. Louis Area Office and in 1985 was
selected to lead the Kansas City Region of the Pension and Welfare
Benefits Administration, which was renamed EBSA in February 2003. |
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During his tenure as Kansas City’s regional director,
Egan has been known for his positive management style that encouraged
creativity and independent thinking among his managers and their staff.
This has resulted in positive recognition by his peers, his staff and the
local employee benefits community. Under his leadership, the Kansas City
Regional Office consistently produced significant recoveries for
participants and beneficiaries. He has run a balanced program of criminal
and civil investigations resulting in tens of millions of dollars in
prohibited transactions corrected and plan assets recovered. He also was a
pioneer in the development of the agency’s Outreach, Education and
Assistance program, implemented to reach out to and assist plan
participants, employers/plan sponsors and ERISA professionals. |
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In recognition of his accomplishments, Egan has
received many awards including the Elliot I. Daniel Award, EBSA’s
highest honor bestowed on an agency manager, in 2000. |
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Assistant Secretary of Labor Ann L. Combs said, “Greg
leaves a legacy of strong leadership -- a management style that year in
and year out has resulted in the successes of individual employees in the
office. Under his direction, the Kansas City Regional Office has been an
integral part of the agency’s efforts to protect workers’ benefits and
provide compliance assistance to employers and other plan officials.” |
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Egan and his wife will be moving back home to St. Louis
to spend time with family and friends. |
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U.S. Department of Labor
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