In this legal update, our employee benefits attorneys cover three recent health and welfare plan developments....more
3/4/2021
/ CARES Act ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EBSA ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
FSA ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
IRS
Effective October 23, 2020, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has renewed the determination that a public health emergency relating to COVID-19 exists. Each renewed determination lasts for 90...more
Last week, the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and Health and Human Services (HHS) issued another set of COVID-19 FAQs for group health plans (GHPs)....more
Congress has enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), the third major federal piece of legislation responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act follows the enactment of the...more
4/3/2020
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Savings Accounts ,
New Rules ,
Relief Measures ,
Student Loans
In the second major piece of legislation responding to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“Act”) into law on March 18, 2020....more