Department of Labor Issues Significant Guidance on COVID-19 Welfare Plan Extensions | Hodgson Russ LLP
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On February 26, 2021, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued Disaster Notice 2021-01, conveying much-awaited and somewhat surprising guidance on the extensions of COBRA, HIPAA special enrollment and ERISA claims deadlines during the COVID-19 Outbreak Period. Last April, the DOL and IRS issued a joint rule “disregarding” the period from March 1, 2020 through the date 60 days after the end of the coronavirus National Emergency (“Outbreak Period”) for purposes of calculating the deadlines for COBRA elections and premiu...
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