<Tr> <Th> Employees </Th> <Td> 1,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa </Td> </Tr> <P> The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor responsible for administering, regulating and enforcing the provisions of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). At the time of its name change in February 2003, EBSA was known as the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA). Prior to January 1986, PWBA was known as the Pension and Welfare Benefits Program . </P> <P> EBSA is led by the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employee Benefits, a Sub-Cabinet - level position requiring nomination by the President of the United States and confirmation by the United States Senate . The office is currently held by Preston Rutledge . The previous Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employee Benefits and head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration was the Hon . Phyllis Borzi . Past Assistant Secretaries include the Hon . Bradford P. Campbell, the Hon . Ann L. Combs and the Hon . Olena Berg - Lacy . </P>

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