US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR APPOINTS NEW ERISA ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration issued the following news release:

The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the appointment of five members and leadership for the 2024 Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council.

The 15-member council provides advice on policies and regulations affecting employee benefit plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

By law, members serve for staggered three-year terms representing nine fields. Three members represent employee organizations, three represent employers and three represent the general public. One member each from accounting, actuarial couns...