PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - DOL’s Guidance on Continued COVID-19 Timeframe Relief
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - COVID-19 Edition - Deadline Extensions Impacting HIPAA, COBRA and ERISA
What's Next for the Paycheck Protection Program? by Lindsey Berwick and John Wittenberg
In what might have been a Valentine’s Day gift for retail employers across New York, on February 14, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to the New York Retail Worker Safety Act (S8358B/A8947C, Chapter...more
Does your company's health plan provide prescription drug coverage? If so, you have until October 15, 2023 to send a notice to individuals who are enrolled in Medicare Part A or Part B and are eligible for the company's...more
What Happened? I Thought This Was Gone! On Friday, December 17, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit lifted the nationwide Stay that had been previously put in place by the United States Court of...more
There is light at the end of the pandemic tunnel for New Jersey employers, as the state’s COVID-19 numbers continue to decline and Governor Philip Murphy continues to ease restrictions on businesses. But this good news comes...more
Abstract: United States: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau provides sample disclosure language and guidance regarding its new rule imposed upon debt collectors of landlords. Debt collectors, as defined under the Fair...more
On April 19, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an Interim Final Rule and press release in support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Order, which temporarily halts certain residential...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) published EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2021-01 in the nick of time on February 26, 2021. EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2021-01 was released...more
On September 25, 2020, Oregon Occupational Safety and Health (“Oregon OSHA”) issued its draft COVID-19 Temporary Standard. Oregon OSHA intends to adopt this Temporary Standard on October 21, 2020, with an anticipated...more
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
Creditors risk losing important rights in bankruptcy cases if deadlines are not met. Unfortunately, sometimes the existence or relevance of a deadline is not obvious to a creditor. Indeed, bankruptcy notices can be...more
On May 1, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a policy update regarding assisting applicants and petitioners in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the press release, USCIS is...more
An update to our blog post from March 17. We reported on Tuesday that coronavirus-related layoffs might be covered by California's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. After our post was published, Gov....more
FINRA released Regulatory Notice 20-08, “Pandemic-Related Business Continuity Planning, Guidance and Regulatory Relief,” (the Notice) on March 9, 2020. The Notice primarily serves as (1) a reminder of firms’ obligations to...more
The Delaware Court of Chancery has ruled that an acquirer and target company’s joint efforts to obtain antitrust approval for a merger did not substitute for, or satisfy, the merger agreement’s requirement to send written...more
An opportunity to obtain substantial permit and development order extensions is available as a result of Emergency Orders issued by Florida Gov. Rick Scott because of the Zika virus. To date, holders of certain development...more
In re Estate of House, 2014 Wash. App. LEXIS 3006 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014) - A release waiving any and all claims that the parties may have or may acquire, bars recovery for unknown claims existing at the time the release...more