On November 6, 2021, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a temporary stay on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The temporary stay … Continued
On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), with input from the Health and Human Services Administration (HHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL), announced the anticipated … Continued
On May 28, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated and added new frequently asked questions (FAQs) to its existing guidance on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and employer restrictions … Continued
On March 23, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is extending a special enrollment period through the Exchanges due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. … Continued
On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law that provides various forms of financial relief to families and businesses as … Continued
President Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, known as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), on Thursday, March 11. The bill includes extended unemployment benefits, direct … Continued
At the beginning of the pandemic last spring, the IRS and DOL released extensions and relief for certain benefit plan deadlines. This relief targeted participant deadlines with respect to HIPAA, … Continued
Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA), special rules were established regarding Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts. These rules have caused much confusion and mixed messaging from various sources regarding … Continued
As anticipated, on November 6, 2020, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, along with the Treasury Department released an interim final rule that will require private health insurers, … Continued
In March 2020, President Trump signed into to law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) due to the coronavirus pandemic. A portion of the law, the Employee Paid Sick … Continued