[Updated] Employee Vaccines & Healthcare Premium Surcharges
Some employers may be contemplating whether to offer a discount on healthcare premiums to vaccinated employees (or, put another way, ...
COVID-19 Vaccines
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 ...
Biden Administration Announces Vaccine/Testing Mandates for Certain Employers
On September 9, 2021, the Biden Administration announced a new sweeping COVID-19 Action Plan (“Action Plan”) that, among other items, requires private ...
[Updated] IRS Releases Guidance on ARPA Paid Leave Tax Credits
Recently, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released brief guidance on how employers can obtain tax credits for providing qualified paid ...
Los Angeles Employers Must Provide Paid COVID-19 Vaccine Leave
On June 24, 2021, Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti issued an order that requires employers to provide paid leave of up to four ...
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 ...
EEOC Issues Guidance on the COVID-19 Vaccine
With the recent “emergency use” approval of a third COVID-19 vaccine, employers are seeing the light at the end of ...
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 ...
COVID-19 Vaccine Resources
Aa a premier healthcare benefits advisor, Sequoia is committed to helping businesses stay up to date on the latest pandemic-related ...
[Updated] Group Health Plans Must Cover COVID-19 Vaccines Without Cost Sharing
As we continue to hear news of a COVID-19 vaccine roll out, we wanted to re-visit what employers and group ...
Can Employers Require Employees to Obtain the COVID-19 Vaccine?
Now that a COVID-19 vaccine has been approved under the FDA’s emergency use authorization, many employers may be wondering ...