Employers and plans are reminded that they must provide a COBRA subsidy expiration notice no later than September 15, 2021, pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). ARPA had included some new COBRA obligations...more
9/14/2021
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COBRA ,
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Employee Benefits ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Health Insurance ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Notification Requirements ,
Premium Subsidies ,
Relief Measures ,
Tax Credits
Employers, if you had employees who had been on your group health plan who were involuntarily terminated or whose hours were reduced as early as November 1, 2019, read this! If those employees became eligible for COBRA and...more
5/20/2021
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COBRA ,
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Employee Benefits ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Health Insurance ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Notification Requirements ,
Premium Subsidies ,
Relief Measures ,
Tax Credits
Employers should be busy preparing tailored COBRA continuation coverage notices for certain individuals, addressing complicated election and altered COBRA premium topics that took effect only in recent weeks. Below, we offer...more
4/22/2021
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COBRA ,
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Employee Benefits ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Health Insurance ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Premium Subsidies ,
Relief Measures ,
Tax Credits
For employers with group health plans, COBRA obligations under President Biden’s premiere $1.9 trillion stimulus legislation, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Rescue Plan”) are an early priority. ...more
3/17/2021
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Dependent Care ,
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Tax Credits
Health and welfare benefit plans and insurers are affected by various provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) passed on March 27, 2020....more
4/1/2020
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Health and welfare benefit plans and insurers are affected by various provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) passed on March 27, 2020....more