DOL Announces Several Fiduciary Responsibilities Events

The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is hosting five fiduciary responsibilities seminars from May through August, in locations across the country.

The “Getting It Right – Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities” seminar series aims to increase awareness and understanding about basic fiduciary responsibilities when operating a retirement plan. Specifically, discussion topics will include:

• Understanding your plan and your responsibilities;
• Carefully selecting and monitoring service providers;
• Making contributions on time;
• Avoiding prohibited transactions; and
• Making appropriate disclosures to plan participants and filing annual reports to the government on time.

The list of seminars, including locations, dates and links to register, are as follows:

• Manchester, New Hampshire, May 19
• Birmingham, Alabama, June 16
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 20
• Little Rock Arkansas, August 2
• Newark, New Jersey, August 19