CMS Requests Extended Special Enrollment Period for Individuals Losing Medicaid Coverage
During the COVID-19 pandemic, relief was provided to Medicaid enrollees by pausing Medicaid coverage terminations and allowing coverage to continue ...
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IRS Clarifies Prior Guidance on COVID-19 Testing and Treatment for HDHPs
On June 23, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2023-37, clarifying that a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) can provide coverage ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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[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 ...
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[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 ...
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[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 ...
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[Updated]: Temporary Relief I-9 Identity Documents Ends May 1, 2022, Virtual Inspection Extended to October 31, 2022
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ending the COVID-19 Temporary Policy for List B Identity Documents. Beginning ...
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 ...
San Francisco Updates Guidance for Paid Sick Leave and COVID-19 in 2022
On February 22, 2022, the SF Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) issued a temporary update to its guidance on the SF ...
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[Updated] Massachusetts Enacts Temporary COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave
On May 28, 2021, Massachusetts Governor Baker signed Bill H.3702 into law providing employees up to 40 hours of emergency paid sick leave (...
California Renews COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave in 2022
On February 9, 2022, California (CA) Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 114 which revives and expands the state’s COVID-19 supplemental paid ...
FAQs Released Clarifying Coverage Requirements for COVID-19 At-Home Tests
On February 4, 2022, clarification and additional guidance on the coverage requirement for at-home over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 tests, including tests obtained without ...
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[Updated] New York State Releases COVID-19 Quarantine Leave Guidance
On January 20, 2021, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYS DOL”) announced its position via informal guidance on compliance with ...
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[Updated] U.S. Supreme Court (Once Again) Stays Vaccine Mandate for Certain Employers and Upholds CMS’s Vaccine Requirements for Facilities Receiving Medicare and Medicaid Funding
On January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court released its opinions regarding the continued challenges to the Occupational Safety and Health ...
Coverage Required for COVID-19 At-Home Tests
On January 10, 2022, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) issued FAQs Part 51 ...
How Employers Are Caring for Their Employees’ Mental Health During the Pandemic
Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, new data shows that stress, anxiety, and isolation caused by working from home ...
Attitudes have changed dramatically about vaccine mandates this year, but indecision reigns over how to handle the non-compliant
More than half of the companies we surveyed now require COVID-19 vaccination to return to the workplace – up from 4 percent ...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Employee Benefits in India
Employers with workforces in India are facing practical and financial hurdles in implementing or renewing Group Term Life Insurance policies ...
Washington D.C Temporarily Expands Paid Family Medical Leave Program
Effective October 1, 2021 the Universal Paid Leave Emergency Amendment Act of 2021 (“Amendment”) amends the D.C. Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act ...
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 ...
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