(March 19, 2019, 5:51 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Feb. 27 information letter, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration clarified that under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, an ERISA-governed plan should direct all information regarding a claimant’s benefits to the authorized representative if a claimant “clearly designates an authorized representative to act and receive notices on his or her behalf with respect to a claim.”...