Employer Considerations: HIPAA and COVID-19 Vaccination Status
Under the new Biden COVID-19 Action Plan, employers with 100 or more employees will soon be required to ensure their workforce ...
COVID-19 Testing & Care
More Employers in Illinois Must Provide Vaccine Leave Pay
Employers with Illinois employees should be aware of the new Cook County ordinance (“Ordinance”) that requires paid time off for ...
Guidance Released on the New Mental Health Parity Comparative Analysis Requirements
On April 2, 2021, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (Departments) released FAQs on the new mental health ...
IRS Confirms COVID-19 PPE is Eligible for Reimbursement Under FSAs, HRAs, and HSAs
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) confirmed in an announcement that expenses for personal protective equipment (PPE) for the primary purpose ...
FAQs Released on Coverage for COVID-19 Testing and Vaccinations
On February 26, 2021, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) released further guidance ...
Biden Stimulus Package: Impact on Employer-Provided Benefits
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law, which contains several provisions related to ...
California Releases New COVID-19 Resource Page for Employers
In February, the California Department of Labor & Workforce Development rolled out a new webpage that rounds up various resources to ...
CDC Recommends Employee Consent for Workplace COVID-19 Testing
Recently, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released further guidance on workplace COVID-19 testing, which recommends employers obtain employees’ informed ...
[UPDATED] Return to Work: Navigating Testing and Screening Options
As shelter in place orders begin to lift, we have received hundreds of questions over the course of the last ...
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 ...
Waiver of Out-Of-Pocket Costs for Coronavirus Testing
UPDATED October 20, 2020: HHS extended the COVID-19 public health emergency, effective October 23, 2020 for the following 90 days. UPDATED...
