Q: name the federal law enforcement organization with a budget
so small that it is smaller than EEOC?
A: (not OSHA) EBSA!
Timothy Golden Shared publicly — 5/5/2016 8:28 AM
shame! shame! shame! on y’all [President(s) + OMB + Congress]
TimboGolden May 16, 2016
Timothy Golden Shared publicly — 5/4/2016 7:46 AM
It is the policy of EBSA to provide the highest quality of service
to its customers (who are also Taxpayers!).
If you telephone our office, you can expect
1) A friendly, courteous voice
2) A return call ‘no later than’ the end of the next business day =
within 24 hours?
If you write our office, you can expect
1) A written reply within 30 days after we receive your letter
2) A clear, easy to understand response to your letter
You will always receive straightforward information
on how the law applies to your circumstances,
information about options that may be available,
respect for your privacy
and
the name of the EBSA employee assisting you.
p.s.
Trust but Verify
p.p.s.
TimboGoldenMay 16, 2016
Timothy Golden Shared publicly — 5/10/2016 1:14 PM
U.S. Department of Justice,
Fact: In FY 2015, EBSA Benefits Advisors closed 201,894
participant inquiries/complaints
Q: how did 120 EBSA Benefits Advisors close 201,894
participant inquiries/complaints “in good faith” in FY 2015 alone?
p.s.
Trust but Verify
p.p.s.
https://www.dol.gov/ebsa/newsroom/fsparticipantassistance.html
TimboGolden May 16, 2016
When EBSA receives a health benefits or compliance inquiry,
trained Benefits Advisors effectively use
1) fact-finding techniques
and
2) their knowledge of the law to determine the nature of the inquiry
and
3) provide a response and/or informal dispute resolution if needed.
- Phyllis C. Borzi
Assistant Secretary of Labor, EBSA
November 20, 2013
TimboGolden May 16, 2016
When a worker was getting the runaround
a Benefits Advisor was able to take action
- Phyllis Borzi
April 4, 2012
TimboGolden May 16, 2016
U.S. Department of Justice,
True or False:
1) EBSA employs roughly 250 people in Washington, D.C.,
and 750 other people nationwide
2) EBSA employs 120 Benefits Advisors
3) EBSA investigations begin when a plan participant (like me)
reaches out to the agency (NY EBSA)
with a question regarding their particular plan
4(e!) Questions are referred to one of EBSA’s 120 Benefits Advisors
5!) Borzi said that roughly 220,000 complaints were resolved informally
by(e bye) 120 Benefits Advisors in 2012.
p.s.
Trust but Verify
p.p.s.
http://blog.dol.gov/2012/04/04/ebsa-benefits-advisors-here-to-help/
p.p.p.s.
U.S. Department of Justice,
Q1: how did 120 Benefits Advisors resolve roughly
220,000 complainTs “in good faith” in 2012 alone?
Q2: are not Benefits Advisors required to call back complainanTs
(who are also Taxpayers!) within 24 hours?
Q3: why didn’t NY EBSA Senior Benefits Advisor Manny Villegas call ‘me back’ within 24 hours?
Fact: Instead of interviewing me; he (NY EBSA Senior Benefits Advisor Manny Villegas) sent me an email (3 days later) notifying me that
he was closing my complainT and case?
Q4(e!): how could NY EBSA Senior Benefits Advisor Manny Villegas
close my complainT and case without first interviewing me?
p.p.p.p.s.
U.S. Department of Justice,
Q: why should you bug each EBSA and EEOC office?
A: we Taxpayers! (who are also complainanTs!) want to know
what are they thinking + what are they doing
