DOL-09/08-4D: Employee Benefits

Enhance pension and health benefit security

Other Information:

Strategies: * Monitor and report civil cases with corrected fiduciary violations through the following national initiatives: - The Employee Contributions Project (timely deposit of participant contributions to 401(k) plans and health care plans); - The Employee Stock-Ownership Plans (ESOP) Project (unique violations); - The Health Fraud/Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) Project (investigate abusive and fraudulent MEWAs); - The Rapid ERISA Action Team (protect the rights and benefits of plan participants when the plan sponsor faces severe financial hardship or bankruptcy); and, - The Consultant/Advisor Project (investigate improper, undisclosed compensation by pension consultants and other investment advisers). * Monitor and report criminal cases that are accepted for prosecution. * Measure customer satisfaction with its compliance assistance programs. * Promote increased participation in voluntary correction programs such as the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program and the Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program.

Stakeholder(s):

• Employee Benefits Security Administration: DOL works to protect the pension, health and other employee benefits of workers, retirees and their families and to enhance retirement security and greater access to health benefits through enforcement, compliance and participant assistance, and regulatory and policy initiatives.
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• Workers
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• Retirees
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• Families of Workers and Retirees
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