U.S. Labor Department sponsors free compliance assistance seminar for retirement plan fiduciaries in Anchorage, Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) will sponsor “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities,” a free compliance assistance seminar in Anchorage on May 19 at the Hilton Anchorage, 500 W. 3rd Avenue.

This seminar is part of EBSA’s national fiduciary education campaign to increase awareness and understanding of basic responsibilities associated with operating private sector retirement plans. Partners include the Society for Human Resource Management, National Federation of Independent Business, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Small Business Administration.

The event is open to news media.

Who: Employers, plan fiduciaries and providers of plan services

What: Fiduciary education seminar

When: May 19, 2010; 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. DST

Where: 
Hilton Anchorage
500 W. 3rd Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska

How: Registration is first-come, first-served, with limited spaces available. All parties who wish to attend, including press, should contact Pat Humphlett by e-mail at humphlett.patricia@dol.gov or fax at 202.219.8141.

More Information: Visit EBSA’s Web site at www.dol.gov/ebsa and click the appropriate link under “Compliance Assistance Seminars.” Press with questions should contact the individuals named above. Seminar registrants may call 202.693.8660.

U.S. Department of Labor news releases are accessible on the Department's Newsroom page. The information in this news release will be made available in alternate format (large print, Braille, audio tape or disc) from the COAST office upon request. Please specify which news release when placing your request at 202.693.7828 or TTY 202.693.7755. The Labor Department is committed to providing America's employers and employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply with its laws and regulations. For more information, please visit the Department's Compliance Assistance page.