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Compliance February 4, 2013
EBSA Schedules Fiduciary Seminar in San Francisco
February 4, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is offering its fiduciary responsibilities seminar to small businesses in San Francisco.
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The agency’s seminar, “Getting It Right! Know Your Fiduciary Responsibilities,” will be held March 7.
Topics include:
- Understanding your plan and your responsibilities;
- Carefully selecting and monitoring service providers;
- Making contributions on time;
- Avoiding prohibited transactions; and
- Making appropriate disclosures to plan participants and filing annual reports to the government on time.
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