U.S. Labor Department sponsors free compliance assistance seminar for retirement plan fiduciaries in Portland, Maine

News Release

Release Date: September 13, 2007
Release Number: 07-1390-BOS/BOS 2007-250
Contact Name: Gloria Della/Richard Manning
Phone Number: 202.693.8664/202.693.4676

Portland, Maine – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will sponsor “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities,” a free compliance assistance seminar, in Portland on October 16 at the Sheraton South Portland.

This seminar is part of EBSA’s national fiduciary education campaign to increase awareness and understanding of basic responsibilities associated with operating private sector retirement plans. Partners include the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Society for Human Resource Management, the National Federation of Independent Business and the U.S. Small Business Administration.

News media are encouraged to cover this event.

Who:	Employers, plan fiduciaries and providers of plan services
What:	Fiduciary education seminar
When:	Tuesday, October 16 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT
Where:	Sheraton South Portland 363 Maine Mall Road South Portland, Maine
How:	Registration is first-come, first-served, with limited spaces available. All parties who wish to attend, including press, should contact Pat Humphlett by e-mail at humphlett.patricia@dol.gov or fax at 202.219.8141.
More Information:	Visit EBSA’s Web site at www.dol.gov/ebsa and click the appropriate link under “Compliance Assistance Seminars.” Press with questions should contact the individuals named above. Seminar registrants may 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.