Content Note:
  The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) [formerly Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA)] is responsible for administering and enforcing the fiduciary, reporting and disclosure provisions of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). OALJ's role under ERISA is limited to conducting hearings where a party appeals certain EBSA civil money penalties for failure or refusal to file an annual report, ERISA § 502(c)(2) and § 502(c)(5), or for a prohibited transaction, ERISA § 502(i). The information contained in this collection is limited to procedural regulations relating to such hearings, and administrative-adjudicative decisions. EBSA's Home Page, however, contains an extensive collection of information concerning legal rights and responsibilities relating to employment benefits. EBSA also has a Toll Free Participant and Compliance Assistance Number, 1-866-444-3272, for questions regarding retirement and health benefit plans

Notices:
  Sample Answer EBSA regulations require that requests for hearings be in the form of an "answer" as defined in OALJ's Rules of Practice. This is a sample provided only for purposes of illustrating the form and format of a typical answer/request for hearing.
  Subpoena procedures