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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Burned by BABs, Issuers Look for a Way Out

Between April 2009 and December 31, 2010, state and local governments borrowed more than $181 billion through the issuance of 2,275 separate issues of Build America Bonds, which were authorized under the federal American...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Canada Introduces New Pandemic Support for Commercial Tenants, Focusing on Tourism, Hospitality and Other Hard-Hit Businesses

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On December 17, 2021, Bill C-2, federal legislation that creates two new rent support programs, became law. As their names suggest, the Tourism and Hospitality Recovery Program (THRP) and the Hardest-Hit Business Recovery...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Ontario Again Extends Temporary Relief from the ESA’s Termination and Severance Provisions

As we previously highlighted, on May 29, 2020, the Province of Ontario enacted Ontario Regulation 228/20, Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (IDEL Regulation), under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA). The IDEL...more

Holland & Hart - The Benefits Dial

This is the End: Employers Must Provide Notice of the Expiring COBRA Subsidy Period

The COBRA subsidy from COVID-19 stimulus bill – The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) – is nearing an end and in many cases requires employers to provide notices by September 15. The COBRA subsidy covered 100% of COBRA...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

The End Of A (Short) Era: ARPA COBRA Subsidies And The Remaining Action Item For Plan Sponsors

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) kept many practitioners busy this spring/summer. Under one of ARPA’s most impactful provisions, employees who were involuntarily terminated or had their hours reduced (and...more

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Is It Payback Time? Audits of Government-Funded COVID-19 Relief in South Africa

In June 2020, governments around the world were centrally concerned with two issues: (1) what precautions to take to stem the ever-rising tide of COVID-19 cases and (2) how to keep national economies from falling apart due to...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Ontario Extends Temporary Relief from the ESA’s Termination and Severance Provisions

On May 29, 2020, the Province of Ontario enacted Ontario Regulation 228/20, Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (the “IDEL Regulation”), under the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“ESA”). The IDEL Regulation retroactively...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

New COBRA Notice Requirements for Employers Begin This Month

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In the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), Congress provided 6 months of free COBRA coverage for certain individuals who are eligible for COBRA continuation coverage due to a qualifying event that is a reduction in...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

DOL Takes First Bite At COBRA Subsidy Guidance

On April 7, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) released initial guidance regarding the 100% COBRA premium subsidies under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARP”), and also issued model notices that can be used in...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

ARP: COBRA Premium Assistance

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The United States Department of Labor has issued much anticipated guidance and model forms under the COBRA subsidy rules introduced by the American Rescue Plan (ARP). The FAQ guidance and forms clarify some issues that...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

ARPA COBRA Subsidy: DOL Releases Model Notices, Punts (to IRS?) on Most Open Issues

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Seyfarth Synopsis: As discussed in our March 11, 2021 Alert, Congress has made another avenue of health coverage more accessible by fully subsidizing the cost of COBRA coverage from April 1 - September 30, 2021 for...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

COBRA Subsidies Under the American Rescue Plan Act

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), signed into law on March 11, 2021, requires employers to provide free COBRA coverage to employees (and family members) who qualify for COBRA due to an involuntary termination of employment...more

Foley Hoag LLP

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Understanding the Key Provisions Impacting Employers

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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “ARPA”) into law. In addition to providing nearly $2 trillion of monetary relief for individuals and business sectors impacted by the...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Podcast: American Rescue Plan Delivers New Stimulus Funding - Diagnosing Health Care

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The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, the American Rescue Plan, includes money for rural hospitals, billions of dollars for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, and extra subsidies to help people buy health coverage...more

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ARPA Requires Tax-Free COBRA Subsidy

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As part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), signed into law on March 11, 2021, employers will be required to provide, on a tax-free basis, a subsidy to employees and their qualified beneficiaries to pay 100% of...more

Troutman Pepper

COVID-19 Resource Guide for Human Resources Professionals: 100% Federally Funded COBRA Is Almost Here — What You Need to Know

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The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), signed into law by President Biden on March 11, packs a powerful one-two punch for employers and employees alike who continue to be sucker punched by the effects of COVID-19. While...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: A New Lease on Life for the Affordable Care Act?

On March 10, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”). This $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package not only includes a whole host of healthcare-related provisions, but, along with...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

New COBRA Subsidy Requires Quick Action by Plan Sponsors

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), signed by President Biden on March 11, 2021, includes a number of provisions designed to assist workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Among them is a new COBRA premium subsidy...more

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COBRA Subsidy - Part II

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) includes a provision amending the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) to provide COBRA premium assistance to eligible individuals. The ARPA COBRA...more

McDermott Will & Emery

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Employment Law Update

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US President Joe Biden signed into law the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA, the Act) on March 11, 2021. ARPA follows from weeks of negotiations in Congress and attempts to facilitate the country’s...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Employers Need to Be Aware of their Obligations Related to the COBRA Subsidy Under the New Federal Stimulus Legislation

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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion dollar stimulus package, known as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), into law. In order to assist employees with the cost of health coverage, ARPA includes...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Freedom Ain’t Free. COBRA, On the Other Hand…

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The latest COVID relief bill, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), provides for a 100% COBRA premium subsidy from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. ARPA, which was signed into law by President...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Venezuela Update: March 12, 2021

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Holland & Knight's Venezuela Focus Team invites you to read our Venezuela Update, in which we discuss the latest news, trends and developments in Venezuela that impact the interests of businesses across all industry sectors....more

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COBRA Premium Subsidies Under the American Rescue Plan Act

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The American Rescue Plan Act requires employers to subsidize 100% of the cost of COBRA and comparable state continuation coverage for “assistance eligible individuals” from April 1, 2021, through September 30, 2021. The...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Énoncé économique de l’automne de 2020 – Présentation de certaines mesures fiscales

En raison de la situation sans précédent causée par la pandémie mondiale cette année, le gouvernement fédéral a reporté la présentation du budget qui devait avoir lieu en mars 2020. Le gouvernement a plutôt consacré, à juste...more

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