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What's Next for the Paycheck Protection Program? by Lindsey Berwick and John Wittenberg
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is ending employers’ ability to remotely inspect I-9 documents on July 31, 2023. Employers will have an additional 30 days, until August...more
With the pandemic winding down, deadlines for employee benefit plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) will be resuming. Two different emergencies affect employer-sponsored group health plans:...more
On January 30, 2023, President Biden announced the Administration’s plan to extend the current declarations of the COVID-19 national emergency and public health emergency (PHE) through May 11, 2023, and end both emergencies...more
Earlier this week, President Biden announced his intent to end both the COVID-19 National Emergency and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. Once these emergencies end, group health plans will shed some...more
On January 11, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services extended the COVID-19 public health emergency through at least April 11, 2023. This is the twelfth extension of the PHE since January 2020. HHS last renewed the...more
On October 13, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra formally renewed the federal COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) for another 90 days....more
While many in the U.S. have attempted to resume a sense of normalcy despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, for employer-sponsored health plans, special “emergency” pandemic rules and extensions remain in effect. As previously...more
The initial phase of Provider Relief Funds (“Funds”) was distributed in April 2020, and since then, many providers have been playing catch up. The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) recently addressed two...more
El Gobierno Nacional de Colombia anunció que a partir del 1 de mayo de 2022 prolongará la emergencia sanitaria por 60 días más, lo que implica la flexibilización de algunas de las medidas previstas para la mitigación de la...more
On April 12, 2022, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra again renewed the declaration of a Public Health Emergency (PHE) under the Public Health Service Act, averting an April 16, 2022...more
On April 12, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra extended the COVID-19 public health emergency for another 90 days. The PHE had been scheduled to expire on April 16....more
April 14, 2022 On April 12, 2022, Secretary Becerra of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services extended the existing public health emergency for 90 days, effective April 16, 2022, until July 15, 2022...more
On April 10, 2021, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a Certificate of Need extending the Emergency Rules regarding COVID-19 issued by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) on October 14, 2020. The...more
The DOL issued Disaster Relief Notice 2021-01 this past Friday about different deadlines that were extended last year due to COVID from March 1, 2020 through February 28, 2021. The deadlines were extended for COBRA election...more
HUD, VA, and USDA Coordinate Extensions of COVID-19 Relief for Homeowners - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture...more
On February 9, 2021, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to extend the time period for employees to use San Francisco Public Health Emergency Leave. The Board first enacted the Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance...more
Congress’ year-end spending bill includes increase to Medicare physician fee schedule, surprise medical bill protection - Sweeping federal legislation signed into law on Dec. 27 combines $1.4-trillion in spending...more
On November 5, 2020, in connection with the statewide public health emergency that he declared on March 11, 2020, and noting that (1) “the State of Louisiana moved into Phase 1 of recovery on…May 15, 2020”, (2) “the State of...more
On October 2, 2020, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Alex M. Azar II, announced the renewal of the public health emergency declaration due to the continued consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 90-day renewal...more
On October 1, 2020, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Azar renewed his declaration of a public health emergency (PHE) due to the coronavirus pandemic...more
In an announcement welcomed by many healthcare providers, on July 23, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced that the COVID-19 public health emergency would be extended 90 days, through October 23,...more
The various thematic memos included below summarize the exceptional package enacted by the French State since the beginning of the lockdown (confinement) and aimed at supporting companies particularly affected by the economic...more
This article was last updated on June 26, 2020. In view of COVID-19, we have compiled a list of important updates as it relates to the pandemic and its impact on Life Sciences. We will continue to update this page as new...more
On May 15, 2020, the same date on which Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards lifted the statewide stay at home order as further discussed in this blog entry, the Louisiana Department of Health issued an emergency order...more
May 6, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued Executive Order 138, which extends the Public Health Emergency declared on March 9, 2020 under Executive Order 103 and extended on April 7 under Executive Order 119. Under...more