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Highlights of the Employee Benefits Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill

On July 4, 2025, H.R. 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill (the “OBBB”) was signed into law. Compared to recent legislation, the OBBB does not contain a significant number of employee benefits provisions. However,...more

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Congress Declines to Extend HDHP First-Dollar Telehealth Coverage Relief

After Congress declined to extend certain relief allowing first-dollar coverage of telehealth services by high-deductible health plans (HDHPs), health plan sponsors may need to make immediate changes to preserve employees’...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Telehealth and the End of the COVID-19 Emergency

The Biden administration has announced its intent to end the COVID-19 National Emergency (NE) and the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023 (read our prior article for more information). In response to the...more

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Is Any Pandemic Relief Still Available for Employee Benefit Plans?

As we approach our third new year since the first reported cases of COVID-19, related relief may seem like old news. Although much of the government-sponsored pandemic relief has expired, there are aspects that remain germane...more

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Congress Passes Another Temporary Telehealth Safe Harbor

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On March 15, 2022, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) into law (“CAA 2022”). The CAA 2022 is largely a spending bill but also includes, among other things, a much-anticipated new...more

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Special Telehealth Rules for HSAs Return—Briefly

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, which was signed March 15, again permits first-dollar coverage for telehealth services without jeopardizing health savings account (HSA) eligibility, effective April 1, 2022,...more

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Employee Benefits Provisions Of The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”) was signed into law by the president on December 27, 2020. The Act, comprised of several pieces of legislation, contains a number of employee benefits-related provisions,...more

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COVID-19 and Cafeteria Plans – To Amend or Not to Amend?

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On May 12, the IRS issued Notice 2020-29 “COVID-19 Guidance Under Section 125 Cafeteria Plans and Related to High Deductible Health Plans” and Notice 2020-33 “Section 125 Cafeteria Plans – Modification of Permissive Carryover...more

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Coronavirus Recovery and Relief Guidance on Employee Benefit Plans

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As employers start to think about asking their employees to return to work, in addition to all of the employment law issues, there are also employee benefit plan considerations. Employers need to consider all their benefit...more

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The CARES Act Allows High-Deductible Health Plans to Temporarily Provide No-Cost Telehealth Services

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As we noted in our March 13, 2020 blog post, the Internal Revenue Service advised in IRS Notice 2020-15 that a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) is permitted to pay for COVID-19-related testing and treatment, without...more

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Health Plan Provisions and FAQs in COVID-19 Related Guidance

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On March 27, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act” or “Act”), which contains a number of tax- and employee benefit-related provisions that are intended to provide economic...more

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Employee Benefits-Related Provisions in the “CARES Act”

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On Friday, March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) passed the Senate and House and was signed into law. In addition to spending $2 trillion to support individuals and...more

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CARES Act Relief: Health and Welfare Plan Provisions

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 27, 2020, the House of Representatives followed the Senate’s lead in voting overwhelmingly to pass the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The President signed the...more

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Feeling Left Out, Senate Proposes ANOTHER Bill—CARES Act—Mandating COVID-19 Testing

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Seyfarth Synopsis:  On March 19, Senator McConnell introduced the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. While the Act largely focuses on economic relief for businesses and individuals, it did contain...more

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