EBSA Disaster Relief Notice Highlights Pandemic’s Lasting Impact
This latest regulatory development is just another piece of evidence underscoring how extraordinary the last 12 months have been.
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A new commentary shared with PLANSPONSOR by a team of attorneys at the Wagner Law Group provides helpful interpretive information about the recently published Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) Disaster Relief Notice 2021-01.
The Wagner attorneys note that this disaster relief is related to actions taken early on in the coronavirus pandemic by the Trump administration. As they recall, on March 13, 2020, then-President Donald Trump issued a formal proclamation declaring a national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease outbreak. The proclamation was accompanied by a separate letter which determined that a national emergency existed nationwide, beginning March 1, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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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.