ERISA Advisory Council to hold first meeting of 2007

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WASHINGTON — The first 2007 meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council, will be held May 11 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. EDT in the Secretary's Conference Room, S-2508, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

The council provides advice on policies and regulations affecting employee benefit plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). This meeting is open to the public and the press.

At the meeting, five new council members will be sworn in, new council leadership will be introduced, the acting assistant secretary of the Employee Benefits Security Administration will provide an update on agency issues, and the council will select topics to be studied.

Persons wishing to submit written statements should contact Larry Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council, Department of Labor, Room N-5623, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210. Good also can be reached by telephone at (202) 693-8668.

The ERISA Advisory Council consists of 15 members appointed to staggered three-year terms by the Secretary of Labor. The members represent the general public, employers, employee organizations and the fields of insurance, corporate trust, investment management, investment counseling, accounting and actuarial counseling.

Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.