PCORI Fees Are Due July 31, 2020
UPDATED 6/8/20 & 6/10/20 with newly released PCORI Fee Rates for plan years ending after October 2019. Employers that sponsor self-insured group health plans…
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Returning Employees to Work: Protection in the Workplace
As the COVID-19 pandemic curve begins to flatten across the country and employers contemplate reopening locations, they face a critical need for a plan to…
California Extends Organ Donor Leave
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an amendment to the Michelle Maykin Memorial Donation Protection Act (the Act) to allow California employees who have…
IRS Releases 2021 HSA and HDHP Limits
The IRS recently released Rev. Proc. 2020-32, which outlines the inflation adjusted amounts for 2021 relevant to health saving accounts (HSAs) and high…
Department of Labor Issues COVID-19 USERRA Guidance
The United States Department of Labor Veterans (DOL) released a Fact Sheet outlining a series of questions on compliance with the Uniformed Services…
Employer Tax Credits for Health Care Expenses Under the FFCRA and the CARES Act
Employers can receive tax credits for wages and healthcare provided to certain employees under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) and the…
Dependent Care FSAs and COVID-19 FAQs
The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has upended many aspects of our daily lives, including the need for dependent care. Employees who elected pre-tax salary…
Employers Can Now Permit Mid-Year Election Changes and Claim Extensions due to COVID-19
On May 12, 2020, the IRS released Notice 2020-29 and Notice 2020-33 in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) health emergency. The Notices provide…
Department of Labor Releases Updated Model COBRA Notices
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has previously made available model notices that plans may use to satisfy the requirements under the Consolidated…
New York City Issues Order to Help Employees Qualify for COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave
On April 19, 2020, the New York City Commissioner for Health and Mental Hygiene signed an Order requiring isolation of persons that meet the qualifications…
EEOC Holds Off on Collecting EEO-1 Data Due to COVID-19
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it will delay the opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection and the 2020…
Department of Labor Issues COVID-19 WARN Act FAQs
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) released a series of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining…
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