COVID-19 Emergency Declarations Anticipated to Expire: Impact to Group Health Plans
On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration released a Statement of Administration Policy announcing their plan to extend both the...
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[Updated]: Public Health Emergency Extended Once Again: Impact to Group Health Plans
Effective October 13, 2022, the COVID-19 public health emergency once again was extended through January 11, 2023 by the Department of Health and Human ...
Colorado and Oregon Updates on Non-COVID Sick Leave
At the outset of COVID-19, many states put sick leave laws into place specifically for absences due to COVID-19, while ...
[Updated] Extension Continued for Telehealth/HSA Relief
Since January 1, 2020, temporary relief has permitted high deductible health plans (HDHPs) to provide telehealth services at low or no cost ...
DHS Extends Temporary I-9 Virtual Verification for Certain Remote Employees through July 2023
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has issued an additional extension of the ...
[Updated] New York Requires Paid COVID-19 Vaccine Leave
On March 12, Governor Cuomo signed Senate Bill S2588A (the “Bill” or “Act”) which amends New York Labor Law and ...
Adapting Sequoia Workplace to the New World of Work
When we launched Sequoia Workplace (formerly the Return to Work Center) in June 2020, we could not have anticipated the many ...
[Updated] California Approves Cal-OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Standards
On November 19, 2020, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved emergency temporary COVID-19 standards (“emergency standards”) for health and ...
[Updated] All Colorado Employers Must Provide Public Health Emergency Paid Sick Leave Beginning January 1, 2021
On December 23, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Division of Labor Standards and Statistics (Department) issued an Interpretive ...
FDA-Approved Second COVID-19 Booster: Impact on Group Health Plans
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized a second booster dose for both the Pfizer-BioNTech and the ...
Philadelphia Continues COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Requirements Through 2023
On March 9, 2022, the Philadelphia City Mayor signed into law an ordinance amending the City’s existing public health emergency leave ...
[Updated] New York State’s HERO Act Requires Employers to Establish New Health and Safety Standards
On April 23, 2021, the New York legislature passed the Health and Essential Rights Act (“HERO” or “Act”), which aims to protect ...