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The U. S. Senate has confirmed Leslie B. Kramerich
to the post of assistant secretary of labor for the Pension and Welfare
Benefits Administration. Kramerich had been acting assistant secretary since
last December.
Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman said Kramerich
“is a strong leader in our efforts to protect the retirement and health
benefits of millions of Americans.”
Kramerich oversees more than 6.7 million
employee benefit plans with assets totalling more than $4.9 trillion. She is
responsible for carrying out administrative, policy, enforcement and regulatory
functions under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
Before joining the Labor Department, Kramerich was
with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for five years. Her background
also includes private legal practice with the Washington, D.C., law firm of
Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand, various legislative positions
with the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health, the Senate Aging Committee and
the House Committee on Aging. She also was a consultant to AARP.
Kramerich graduated from Case Western Reserve
University and earned a Juris Doctor from Ohio State University College of Law
in 1984. She is a member of the Ohio State Bar, District of Columbia Bar and
the American Bar Association. |
