By NextBestFitEnforce maintenance of compensation
Years 1–4 (requirement lasts 3 years after each worker's wave) · DOL Wage & Hour Division; employers; unionsDiscuss this step
Every existing law, program, institution, or practice this step changes: what it is today, what happens to it, when, and what that costs or trades off.
| What | Today | Change | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOL Employee Benefits Security Administration (health plan oversight) amendedYears 1–4 Federal programs | Oversees about 2.5 million employer health plans under ERISA. | Health-plan oversight shrinks to supplementary plans; EBSA enforces maintenance of compensation. | A smaller oversight load; new enforcement duty with complex wage calculations. |