The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) kept many practitioners busy this spring/summer.
Under one of ARPA’s most impactful provisions, employees who were involuntarily terminated or had their hours reduced (and...more
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) is the latest federal COVID-19 relief bill, which the President signed into law March 11, 2021. ARPA includes new COBRA continuation coverage election, notice, and subsidy...more
3/12/2021
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Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Flexible Savings Accounts (FSAs) ,
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While helping employers craft severance packages, we have often cautioned that a well-meaning offer by an employer to subsidize a former employee’s COBRA coverage for a period of time can result in unintended consequences....more