Senate Confirms Leslie B. Kramerich To Assistant Secretary Post

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The U. S. Senate has confirmed Leslie B. Kramerich to the post of assistant secretary of labor for the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration. Kramerich had been acting assistant secretary since last December.

Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman said Kramerich “is a strong leader in our efforts to protect the retirement and health benefits of millions of Americans.”

Kramerich oversees more than 6.7 million employee benefit plans with assets totalling more than $4.9 trillion. She is responsible for carrying out administrative, policy, enforcement and regulatory functions under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Before joining the Labor Department, Kramerich was with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for five years. Her background also includes private legal practice with the Washington, D.C., law firm of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand, various legislative positions with the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health, the Senate Aging Committee and the House Committee on Aging. She also was a consultant to AARP.

Kramerich graduated from Case Western Reserve University and earned a Juris Doctor from Ohio State University College of Law in 1984. She is a member of the Ohio State Bar, District of Columbia Bar and the American Bar Association.

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