Employee Benefits Investigator (Senior Advisor Health Investigations)

Summary

EBSA plays a vital role in protecting the retirement health and other job-based benefits of Americas workers retirees and their families. We issue effective regulations offer comprehensive education and assistance to workers plan sponsors fiduciaries and service providers and rigorously enforce the law. We serve workers families and the broader employee benefits community by protecting the security and integrity of the nations benefit systems.

Duties

Major Duties:

• Serve as a technical expert and program advisor regarding the planning development implementation and evaluation of current and proposed goals objectives and strategies about the EBSA health investigations the enforcement program education and compliance.
• Recommend significant policy and program change that targets criteria and enforcement and initiatives which address EBSA objectives and industry trends and problems.
• Formulate recommend and oversee the implementation of the strategies methodologies targeted criteria procedures reporting and accountability systems and guidance that form the basis for the EBSA enforcement program.
• Keep well informed on current trends interpretations and legal actions arising from cases that may affect the enforcement of the provisions of ERISA.
• Coordinate enforcement efforts to ensure a comprehensive enforcement presence across the country.
• Clarify and resolve questions of jurisdiction policy and strategy; formulate interagency teams to conduct joint investigations; jointly formulate investigative priorities and initiatives; discuss resolution of precedential and national enforcement problems enforcement efforts; discuss improvement of enforcement efforts and methodologies; participate in and/or lead interagency enforcement training efforts.

The advertised salary reflects the minimum and maximum pay for the listed locations. Upon selection the salary will be set in accordance with the selectees assigned duty location. Applicants may select up to two (2) duty locations. Please carefully consider and choose only the location(s) you can reliably and easily commute to on a regular recurring basis if selected. To view the address of a specific location click here.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be at least 16 years old.
• Candidate required to obtain the necessary security/investigation level.
• Requires a probationary period if the requirement has not been met.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge skills and abilities (KSAs) to perform the duties of the position successfully and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-13 in the Federal Service.

Qualifying specialized experience for GS-14 includes:

• Experience with programs priorities and the civil laws administered by Federal and State agencies which impact health benefit plan activities and health coverage.
• Experience with the health benefit industry benefit claims processing investigative methodology auditing and accounting systems.
• Experience with regulatory requirements and sub-regulatory guidance of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) including the group health plan requirements under part 7 as amended by HIPAA MHPA MHPAEA WHRCA Newborns Act GINA Michelles Law CHIPRA and the Affordable Care Act.
• Experience analyzing and measuring the effectiveness and efficiency of the health enforcement programs.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

The mission of the Department of Labor (DOL) is to protect the welfare of workers and job seekers improve working conditions expand high-quality employment opportunities and assure work-related benefits and rights for all workers.

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Based on agency needs additional positions may be filled using this vacancy.

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Required Experience:

Senior IC