The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the "ARPA") brings back COBRA subsidies (previously available in modified form under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) starting April 1, 2021, and requires employers and...more
3/19/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Biden Administration ,
COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
IRS ,
Notice Requirements ,
Premium Subsidies ,
Relief Measures
Recognizing the challenges facing employee benefit plan sponsors, administrators, and participants, on April 28, 2020, the Departments of Treasury (“DOT”), Labor (“DOL”) and Health and Human Services (“HHS”) extended certain...more
5/1/2020
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
COBRA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Final Rules ,
State of Emergency ,
Time Extensions ,
U.S. Treasury
Employers face unprecedented workforce population challenges as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which impacts vital employee health benefits. Indeed, many employers are being forced to consider and implement...more