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Health Insurance Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Deadlines

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Does the Fun Ever Stop? COVID-19 Tolling Ends for COBRA Deadlines

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On April 10, 2023, President Biden signed legislation to end the COVID-19 national emergency effective immediately, including ending the requirement to extend COBRA deadlines due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Plan administrators...more

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Preparing for the End of the COVID-19 Emergency: Deadline Tolling

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The Biden administration previously announced its intent to end the COVID-19 National Emergency (NE) and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023 (read our series introduction for more information). On April...more

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September 15 Deadline Looming for Required ARPA Notices

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) mandates that group health plans that are subject to COBRA must provide coverage to certain assistance eligible individuals (AEI) at no cost for periods of coverage between April 1,...more

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COBRA Deadlines and Proofs of Mailing in Carter v. Southwest Airlines Co. Board of Trustees

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Carlton Fields tax attorney Lowell Walters explains what we can learn about a recent case in which a former employee claimed to be owed benefits, and provides suggestions on how companies can protect themselves. The video...more

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Suspended Deadlines Under ERISA: Is It Time to Restart the Clock?

As we described in our LawFlash from last spring, the US Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (collectively, the Agencies) issued EBSA Notice 2020-01...more

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CMS Addresses Extended Deadlines for Benefit Plans

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The Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has followed the guidance, jointly issued by the U.S. Departments of Labor and the Treasury, that extends benefits-related deadlines...more

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COBRA is Temporarily Social Distancing From its Election and Payment Deadlines

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The IRS and DOL issued guidance on May 4, 2020 that adds a new level complexity to COBRA administration for employer-sponsored plans.  In short, the relief suspends many key participant deadlines during the so-called...more

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Joint Agency Guidance Extends COBRA and Other ERISA Deadlines

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On May 4, 2020, the Department of Labor and Department of Treasury (the Departments) issued joint guidance requiring certain COBRA, HIPAA and ERISA deadlines be determined without regard to the “Outbreak Period,” which began...more

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HIPAA Healthcare Reform - Prompt Attention Needed to Address Upcoming 2013 Deadlines

2013 has already been a busy year for employers with group health plans who are trying to navigate the Affordable Care Act and its immediate implications for employee benefits. However, there are other, less talked about but...more

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