U.S. Department of Labor’s ERISA Advisory Council to hold September 2009 meeting

Washington – The Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will hold meetings September 15 through 17 in Washington, D.C., at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue N.W., Room N-3437A-B.

The council will meet from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT on September 15 and 16, and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT on September 17 to hear public testimony from witnesses and an update from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA). Witnesses will address “promoting retirement literacy and security by streamlining disclosure to participants and beneficiaries” on September 15; the EBSA update and “stable value funds and retirement security in the current economic conditions” on September 16; and “approaches for retirement security in the United States” on the Sept.17.

Advisory council meetings are open to the public. The public may make requests to address the meeting or submit 30 copies of written statements by Sept. 8. Submissions should be addressed to the council’s executive secretary, Larry Good, via mail to ERISA Advisory Council, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. N.W., Room N-5623, Washington, D.C. 20210, or electronically as e-mail attachments to good.larry@dol.gov. Good can be contacted by phone 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.

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