On January 30th, President Biden announced his intention to end both the COVID-19 national emergency and the COVID-19 public health emergency (together, the “Emergency Declarations”) effective May 11, 2023. The Emergency...more
Not surprisingly, leading up to and in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, our employee benefits team has been spending a lot of time helping our clients wade through...more
7/20/2022
/ Abortion ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
IRS ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Mental Health Parity Rule ,
MHPAEA ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
SCOTUS
Last year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) issued two notices that extended certain benefit plan deadlines for both employees/plan participants and for plan administrators as a result of...more
This year, employers have been worried about the impending forfeiture of their employees’ flexible spending account dollars given that many employees couldn’t use those dollars throughout much of the year due to the closure...more
By the time this article goes to print, it is likely that COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration will be underway in the United States. In late October, the Trump Administration released an interim final regulation...more
12/16/2020
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Affordable Care Act ,
CARES Act ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
IRS ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Vaccinations
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching effects to date, including economic uncertainty and widespread business interruptions. This environment may raise unique considerations for parties contemplating an M&A transaction....more
10/9/2020
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Alternative Financing and Procurement (AFP) ,
Business Interruption ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Investment Banks ,
IRS ,
Loan to Own ,
Mezzanine Lenders ,
Representations and Warranties Insurance
On June 19, 2020, the IRS issued Notice 2020-50 (the “Notice”), which provides additional guidance regarding coronavirus distributions and loans from qualified retirement plans under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...more
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have gotten daily calls and emails from our clients asking how furloughs, layoffs, the CARES Act, and a host of other pandemic-related changes affect the benefit plans that they...more
5/21/2020
/ 401k ,
Cafeteria Plans ,
CARES Act ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enrollment ,
FSA ,
Furloughs ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HRA ,
IRS ,
Layoffs
The IRS issued two notices on May 12, 2020, Notice 2020-29 and Notice 2020-33. These Notices provide a number of options that employers could choose to offer their employees with respect to their 2020 cafeteria plan benefits...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which was signed by the President on March 27, 2020, includes several provisions affecting employer benefit plans.
Expansion of Withdrawal and Loan...more