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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the U.S. Department of Treasury recently released FAQs…

Last week, President Biden signed legislation formally ending the COVID-19 national emergency that was originally declared under the Trump administration in March 2020. The bill to end...

On March 29, 2023, the Departments of Labor (“DOL”), Health and Human Services (“HHS”), and Treasury (the “Departments”) published FAQs Part 58 on the Families First Coronavirus...

Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group provides a quick summary of why the Outbreak Period won’t end until July 10. Pursuant to informal conversations with both the...

On January 30, 2023, President Biden issued a Statement of Administration Policy announcing his intent to extend the COVID-19 national and public health emergencies (collectively,...

As we approach our third new year since the first reported cases of COVID-19, related relief may seem like old news. Although much of the government-sponsored pandemic relief has...

Pandemic-related law changes continue to affect employee benefit plans.

On October 6, 2021, the IRS released Notice 2021-58 (the "Notice"), which provides yet another round of guidance on the application of extended deadlines for COBRA elections and payments due to COVID-19.

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Last month we shared an alert detailing the COBRA premium subsidy included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). The COBRA premium subsidy is available for Assistance Eligible Individuals (AEIs) from April 1, 2021 and ending the earlier of (1) the date that their COBRA coverage expires, or (2) September 30, 2021. For more information who qualifies as an AEI and additional requirements under ARPA, click On April 7, 2021, the...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”). We previously summarized the provisions of ARPA that significantly and immediately impact group health plans in our SW Benefits Update, “Help Is on the Way – Important Changes to COBRA Under the American Rescue Plan Act.” Among the most important changes, ARPA provides (i) a subsidy for certain insurance premiums under the Consolidated...