Employee Benefits Security Administration

Employee Benefits Security Administration

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor responsible for administering the provisions 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.

External links

*http://www.dol.gov/ebsa

References


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