The U.S. Department of Labor's Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council, will meet Aug. 28-30 at Labor Department headquarters, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.

The meeting will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the first two days and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 30.

Council members will hear testimony from invited witnesses and receive an update from Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employee Benefits Security Michael Davis. The council is studying a number of issues, including managing disability risks in an environment of individual responsibility, current challenges and best practices concerning beneficiary designations in retirement and life insurance plans, and examining income replacement during retirement years in a defined contribution plan system.

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