The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) helps protect job-based retirement, health, and other benefits. We work to ensure these benefits are managed responsibly and protected under the law.
Our guidance, tools, information, and direct assistance help:
Workers, retirees, and families understand their rights, answer questions about their benefits, resolve problems with their plans, and plan for the future.
Employers and plan sponsors run their plans, meet their legal responsibilities, and support their employees.
Every year, we help millions of people and plans nationwide, protecting trillions of dollars in benefits that families depend on.
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Workers
Health coverage rights and protections for employees
COBRA CoverageContinuing your health plan after job or life changes
Mental Health ParityComparable coverage for mental health and medical care
Surprise BillingProtections against unexpected out-of-network charges
Tools to help you save for retirement
Claiming Retirement BenefitsResources to help you understand retirement plan basics
Claiming Health BenefitsResources to make the most of your health coverage
Navigating a DisabilityA toolkit for workers with disabilities and their support network
Employers
A process for winding down retirement plans with no sponsor
Form 5500Filing instructions, tools, and compliance assistance
DFVC ProgramReduced penalties for late annual filings
Voluntary Fiduciary Correction ProgramA way to correct fiduciary breaches
Overview of required retirement and health plan filings
Retirement Plan AdministrationRules and responsibilities for running a retirement plan
Health Plan AdministrationGuidance for managing your employees’ health plan
Small Business OwnersResources to help you choose, set up, and run a plan
Researchers
Raw annual filing data for research and analysis
PEP BulletinKey information on Pooled Employer Plans
Private Pension Plan BulletinTrends and figures across the private pension system
In-depth analysis on retirement and health plan topics
Data & StatisticsDatasets, bulletins, and figures on benefit plans
Interagency CollaborationJoint research with other federal agencies
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News & EventsAnnouncements, updates, and upcoming activities
Laws & RegulationsImportant rules governing job-based benefits
Job openings, benefits, and how to apply
Public Disclosure & FOIAAgency records and how to request information
Programs & InitiativesOur ongoing work to support benefit plans and participants
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What's New
Happy Labor Day
EBSA is promoting benefit plan innovation, focusing its MHPAEA enforcement, and providing NQTL compliance assistance.
Electronic Disclosure - Health
DOL is proposing a rule to modernize how group health plans deliver required disclosure, making communication faster, more efficient, and less costly.
Guiding Principles for EBSA Enforcement Priorities
Check out the Field Assistance Bulletin outlining four guiding principles to support fair, consistent, and even-handed enforcement.
Excepted Fertility Benefits
DOL is proposing a rule to establish certain fertility benefits as a new category of limited excepted benefits.
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