WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the appointment of seven members and leadership for the 2022 Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council.
The 15-member council provides advice on policies and regulations affecting employee benefit plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
The council’s first meeting in 2022 will be held online on May 9, 2022, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. EDT. Open to the public, the meeting will determine the topics for the council’s consideration in 2022 and receive an update from the Employee Benefits Security Administration.
By law, members for staggered 3-year terms representing nine fields. Three members represent employee organizations, three represent employers and three represent the general public. One member is selected from the accounting, actuarial counseling, corporate trust, insurance, investment counseling and investment management fields.
“The perspective of stakeholders in the employee benefits’ field greatly improves the Department of Labor’s work,” said Acting Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security Ali Khawar. “The expertise possessed by the members of the ERISA Advisory Council is an invaluable resource. We are grateful that they are willing to share their time and talent.”
The appointees and their areas of expertise are as follows:
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