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Variable Hour Employee Benefits Eligibility under COVID-19

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Are Employees Receiving a Lavish Gift This Holiday Season or an Unintended Lump of Coal in Their Stockings? COVID-19 has forced many employers to make unanticipated changes to their workforce, with many retailers rolling...more

Hogan Lovells

Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – July 2020 #22

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In Washington - Republican and Democratic lawmakers are no closer on a coronavirus package, and it now inevitable that unemployment and the eviction moratorium that have kept millions of families afloat during the pandemic...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – July 2020 #9

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In Washington: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Monday told reporters that when the Senate returns next week Republicans will start discussions on the next coronavirus stimulus package with their Democratic...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Employers: Benefits Considerations Post-Pandemic [More with McGlinchey Ep. 3]

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During the Coronavirus, it’s been fun working from home, but many are returning to the trenches. One of the issues we need to take a look at is employee benefits. In this episode, McGlinchey Labor & Employment team members...more

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Navigating the COBRA Rules Under the Latest DOL and IRS COVID-19 Relief

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The changes in employment status due to the COVID-19 pandemic range from reduced hours, to furlough, to layoff, to leave of absence to employment termination. A chief concern for both employers and employees is how a change...more

Epstein Becker & Green

New COBRA Notices & Extended Deadlines May Create Traps for the Unwary: Benefits Guidance in the Time of COVID-19

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The economic downturn caused by COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented number of layoffs, furloughs, and reduced hours. Under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”)...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Policy Matters Newsletter - April 2020 #4

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Administration Issues Meat-Packing Executive Order Falling Short of Original Plan. On April 28, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Executive Order on Delegating Authority under the DPA with Respect to Food...more

Dickinson Wright

Benefits Briefs in the Time of COVID-19, Part 3: Layoffs/Furloughs and Excise Taxes under the Affordable Care Act

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Employers that are laying off or furloughing employees during the COVID-19 crisis may be creating the possibility for excise taxes under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). Knowing the method by which employers determine...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

What all employers are asking about health and retirement benefits during COVID-19

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Employers are trying to be as generous as possible during the interruption to normal operations caused by COVID-19, including by keeping benefits in place even when salaries are out of the question. Every penny and decision...more

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Ten Common Benefits Issues Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Employee Furloughs and Reductions in Force

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There are many more than 10 issues that are of concern to employers in connection with the current crisis.  Nevertheless, employers are dealing with certain recurrent matters....more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

COVID-19: Benefits FAQs for Health and Welfare Plans

Employers impacted by COVID-19 have a variety of questions regarding the situation’s effect on employee health and welfare plans - particularly on how to maintain compliance with state and federal regulations....more

Verrill

Paying Health Insurance Premiums for Furloughed or Laid Off Employees

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Employers of all sizes in nearly every industry have had to lay off or furlough employees in an attempt to deal with the massive business disruptions caused by the spread of COVID-19. Facing this reality, many employers have...more

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Massachusetts Division of Insurance Encourages Health Insurance Carriers to Be Flexible for Employers and Employees Impacted by...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 23, 2020, the Massachusetts Division of Insurance issued Bulletin 2020-5, which addresses the Division’s expectations for insurance carriers during the COVID-19 crisis. ...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Benefits Considerations In Light Of Changing Employment Conditions And The COVID-19 Pandemic

In light of the current COVID-19 health care crisis, employers are considering numerous options in the face of closed businesses and reduced income. These considerations include reducing employee work hours, furloughing...more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

COBRA Coverage – FAQ for the COVID-19 Economy

Given the possible health impacts of COVID-19, maintaining access to health care and insurance coverage is front of the mind for just about everyone. Continuation coverage under COBRA offers employees a route to continue...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

COVID-19 Updates from Laner Muchin

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What a few days it has been! Only a week ago we were answering questions about how to handle an employee who has symptoms of COVID-19 and encouraging clients to create preparedness plans. In this edition of the Fast Laner, we...more

Miller Canfield

Understanding Health Insurance Issues Related to Layoffs and Furloughs

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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

Epstein Becker & Green

Benefits Guidance in the Time of COVID-19: Continuing Employer Group Health Coverage during Temporary Layoffs or Furloughs

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During this global health emergency, many employers are facing the necessity of curtailing operations and imposing temporary layoffs or furloughs with their workforce.  As a critical consideration, employers have been asking...more

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Work in the Time of COVID-19: FAQs for Employers

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Employee Benefit Questions - If I furlough or lay off employees, can I continue some or all of their benefits during the leave? There may be ways to continue some or all benefits during a furlough or layoff.  Each plan...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Can Temporarily Laid Off Workers Remain on a Company's Medical Insurance Plan?

We have had a number of questions from clients about their ability to maintain group medical and other employer-provided benefits for employees affected by temporary layoffs and working hours reductions related to COVID-19....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Employee Benefits and Furloughs in the Era of COVID-19

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Across the United States, employers are carefully considering how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting their business. As we await further guidance and pronouncements from federal, state, and local officials, some employers are...more

Holland & Knight LLP

A Contractor’s Guide to the Impending Government Shutdown

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With less than a day before the federal government's appropriated funding runs out, confidence in avoiding a potential shutdown is waning. Because of that, contractors should exercise prudence and immediately begin...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Planning for a Government Shutdown

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As described in detail in a recent Washington Update, there is once again a reasonable likelihood that we are headed for a government shutdown beginning Thursday, October 1. This article puts aside politics to focus on the...more

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Planning for a Possible Government Shutdown: Labor and Employment Issues for Government Contractors

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With the federal government funded only through Sept. 30, 2015, unless Congress acts quickly, there is a reasonable likelihood of another government shutdown beginning Oct. 1, 2015. The looming shutdown will create...more

Morgan Lewis

France Enacts the Labor Law Reform Act

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This comprehensive reform aims to introduce more flexibility and security into the employment market. On June 14, France's law for labor market reform (referred to as the "Law for the security of employment" or "Loi de...more

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