Charles B. Wolf, ’75, Appointed to 2024 Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans
US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR APPOINTS NEW ERISA ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS
The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the appointment of five members and leadership for the 2024 Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council.
The 15-member council provides advice on policies and regulations affecting employee benefit plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
By law, members serve for staggered three-year terms representing nine fields. Three members represent employee organizations, three represent employers and three represent the general public. One member each from accounting, actuarial counseling, corporate trust, insurance, investment counseling and investment management is selected.
“The ERISA Advisory Council plays a fundamental role in advising the Department of Labor,” said Assistant Secretary for Employee Benefits Security Lisa M. Gomez. “We look forward to the expertise that each of the new members will bring to the council and are thankful for their invaluable contributions of time and talent.”
The 2024 appointees and their areas of expertise are as follows:
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- Employers: Charles B. Wolf is a retired shareholder of the law firm Vedder Price P.C. and teaches Employee Benefits Law at the University of Chicago Law School. He practiced employee benefits law for more than 40 years, representing employers and multiemployer benefit funds on benefit plan administration, withdrawal liability, and corporate and plan sponsor transactions and planning.
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