Delta Airlines made headlines this month by announcing that it will charge employees on its group health plan a $200 surcharge for failure to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. Although there is potential for conflict with a...more
President Biden signed The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) into law on March 11, 2021, adding new employee benefits relief and providing extensions of prior COVID-19 relief. In our prior Alert[1] we discussed ARPA’s...more
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At the last minute, certain suspended COBRA, HIPAA and claims procedure deadlines that were set to expire on February 28, 2021 have been further extended. As we discussed last year the Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal...more
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R. 133 (the “CAA”) signed into law by the President on Dec. 27, 2020 and a variety of IRS guidance issued in the first week of 2021 mean that employers entering the new year have...more
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R. 133 (the “CAA”) signed into law by the President on Dec. 27, 2020 and a variety of IRS guidance issued in the first week of 2021 mean that employers entering the new year have...more
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R. 133 (the “CAA”) signed into law by the President on December 27, 2020 and a variety of IRS guidance issued in the first week of 2021 mean that employers entering the new year...more
Following a presentation to the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) in Georgia, Nelson Mullins attorneys Ann Murray and Matt Zischke shared additional insights into the evolving effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on group...more
The IRS has issued guidance (IRS Notice 2020-65) implementing the Executive Order issued in early August by the President that directs that employees be allowed to delay their payment of certain payroll tax obligations during...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) permitted coronavirus-related distributions (CRDs) from qualified retirement plans (employer plans) and individual retirement accounts and similar accounts...more
The IRS has issued Notices 2020-29 and 2020-33 (“Notices”) to give employers with Section 125 cafeteria plans, including health and dependent care spending accounts (FSAs), new flexibility to allow mid-year changes and...more
In response to the COVID-19 national emergency, employers of all sizes are in the process of implementing voluntary and involuntary leaves of absence/furloughs, layoffs and/or reduction in hours programs....more
The “Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“HR 6201”), signed by President Trump on March 18, 2020, includes the following rules that impact employers’ group health plans and employer costs incurred in providing group...more