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BCLP Benefits Newsletter: Q1 2021

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ARPA provides that, for the period from April 1, 2021 until September 30, 2021, if an individual’s Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) qualifying event is an involuntary termination of employment or a...more

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Overview Of Employee Benefit Provisions In The Consolidated Appropriations Act

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The Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2021 was signed into law on December 27, 2020 and is an impressive 5,593 pages. According to the Senate Historical Office, the Act is the longest bill ever passed by Congress. Buried...more

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COVID-related Benefit Plan Timeframe Extension Relief Continues With One Year Case-by-case Limit

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As described in a prior blog post, last spring the Department of Labor and the Department of the Treasury (Agencies) issued COVID-19 pandemic relief that extended numerous deadlines under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code...more

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Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Continued COVID-19 Timeframe Relief

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Last year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) jointly offered extensions and other relief to employee benefit plan administrators who might be struggling to meet various filing, notice,...more

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) Benefits Summary

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The COVID-Related Tax Relief Act of 2020, the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, and the No Surprises Act, all part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA, 2021), which was signed into law on...more

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Retirement Plan Provisions in the New COVID-19 Relief Acts

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The recently enacted COVID-19 Related Tax Relief Act of 2020 and the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, both of which are part of the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021,” includes the following...more

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New Benefit Plan Deadline Extensions Provide Opportunities For Participants – And Burdens For Plan Sponsors

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The Department of Labor (DOL), in coordination with the IRS and the Treasury Department, recently issued new rules extending key deadlines for health, retirement, and welfare plans subject to ERISA and the Internal Revenue...more

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COVID-19 and Retirement Plans – Partial Plan Termination Issues and New Fiduciary Relief

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Potential Partial Termination of Retirement Plan.  A partial retirement plan termination may occur when there is a significant reduction (generally more than 20%) in plan participation due to employer-initiated terminations...more

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COVID-19: DOL Issues Deadline Relief and Other Guidance for Retirement Plans

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In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the US Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (DOL) issued EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2020-01 (EBSA Notice 2020-01) on April 28, providing deadline...more

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Highlights of Employee Benefits Provisions in the CARES Act

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The President recently signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or “CARES Act.” The CARES Act is primarily a stimulus package that addresses the current coronavirus crisis, and it includes...more

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Client Alert: Joint Guidance Gives Immediate Relief to Small and Midsize Businesses

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The IRS and DOL recently issued joint guidance enabling small and midsize employers to begin taking advantage of two new refundable payroll tax credits which are designed to immediately and fully reimburse them,...more

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More Hurricane Relief & Expansion of DoL Relief to Hurricane Irma

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Leave donation program was extended to assist victims of Hurricanes Irma today. The new leave donation program permits an employee to donate his leave to a charitable organization that is eligible to receive charitable...more

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