All Items: Employee Benefits

DOL Relieves Employers by Providing COBRA Subsidy Model Notices

Date:

April 7, 2021

The US Department of Labor has provided employers with help regarding time-sensitive notice requirements related to the COBRA subsidies established by the American Rescue Plan Act.
COVID Relief Package: What Employers Need to Know

Date:

March 10, 2021

Congress has passed the sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill and sent it to the White House for President Biden to sign.
DOL Guidance Expands Pandemic Unemployment Assistance

Date:

March 9, 2021

As a result of recent guidance from the US Department of Labor more workers affected by the COVID-19 public health emergency may be eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.
EEOC Proposes Wellness Incentive Limits

Date:

January 7, 2021

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released a pair of proposed rules that would amend the incentives employers may offer to encourage participation in wellness programs that require disclosure of medical or genetic information without violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).
Trump Signs Federal COVID-19 Relief Act

Date:

December 28, 2020

President Trump signed the COVID-19 relief bill, which includes $900 billion earmarked for COVID-19 aid. In addition to extending the availability of tax credits for employers that continue to provide leave under the terms established by the FFCRA, the bill contains a number of other takeaways for employers.
Final Rule Provides Flexibility to Grandfathered Health Plans

Date:

December 15, 2020

Group health plans that are grandfathered under the Affordable Care Act will find it easier to preserve their grandfather status under a newly-released final rule.
What Justice Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation Means for Employers

Date:

October 26, 2020

There is little question that the Senate's 52-48 vote Monday night to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to fill the seat of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will have a big impact on employers and employees.
Employers Win Religious Opt-Out in Supreme Court Birth Control Coverage Case

Date:

July 10, 2020

The Supreme Court has ruled that employers with religious or moral objections to birth control may deny contraceptive coverage to their employees without violating the Affordable Care Act.
States Ask Employers to Report Employees Who Decline Return-to-Work Offers

Date:

May 22, 2020

Several states have set up websites for employers with guidance and ways to report employees who refuse offers to return to work as businesses take steps to reopen from the COVID-19 pandemic.
IRS Allows Mid-Year Changes to Cafeteria Plans in Response to Coronavirus

Date:

May 18, 2020

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is allowing employers to decide if they want to let employees make mid-year elections for health coverage, health flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and dependent care assistance programs.

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All Items: Employee Benefits

DOL Relieves Employers by Providing COBRA Subsidy Model Notices

COVID Relief Package: What Employers Need to Know

DOL Guidance Expands Pandemic Unemployment Assistance

EEOC Proposes Wellness Incentive Limits

Trump Signs Federal COVID-19 Relief Act

Final Rule Provides Flexibility to Grandfathered Health Plans

What Justice Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation Means for Employers

Employers Win Religious Opt-Out in Supreme Court Birth Control Coverage Case

States Ask Employers to Report Employees Who Decline Return-to-Work Offers

IRS Allows Mid-Year Changes to Cafeteria Plans in Response to Coronavirus

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