Agencies & Office

Employee Benefits Security Administration

• May someone other than the federal employee fill out a notice of injury, illness or death to receive compensation?
• What information is your pension plan required to disclose?
• I am pregnant. How does the Newborns' and Mothers Health Protection Act of 1996 (Newborns'Act) affect my health care benefits?
• What is the role of the U.S. Department of Labor in regulating pension plans?
• What is a cash balance plan?
• How long does a participant have to wait to become a member of a pension plan and to become vested in their benefits?
• Is there a federal pension law that governs cash balance plans?
• I have been diagnosed with breast cancer and plan to have a mastectomy. How will the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA) affect my benefits?
• What are profit sharing plans or stock bonus plans?
• What are employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs)?