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Read guidance, analysis, and updates on the myriad issues arising from the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Updated hourly every day, the insights published here are written by leading lawyers and law firms helping to make sense of insurance, employment, tax, securities, M&A, risk management, and every other consideration touched by this crisis. Follow the channel for a daily email brief of the latest and best updates. less -
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Benefits Monthly Minute - July 2025

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The July Monthly Minute highlights several benefits provisions under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and offers reminders about upcoming PCORI and Form 5500 deadlines. Many Benefits, One Big Beautiful Bill On July 4, 2025,...more

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Year-End Compliance Checklist for Employee Benefit Plans

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As we come to the end of the year, it is a good time for employers with January 1st health plan renewals to review their plan documents and get ready for open enrollment. The following is a checklist that lists some of the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Preparing for the End of the COVID-19 Emergency: Deadline Tolling

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The Biden administration previously 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 series introduction for more information). On April...more

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Preparing for the End of the COVID-19 Emergency Declarations: Part II. Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage

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As explained in part I of our Preparing for the End of the COVID-19 Emergency Declaration series, the Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) and National Emergency (“NE”) are coming to a close.  While the Biden Administration had...more

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The End of the COVID-19 Emergency Declarations Raises Questions, but We’ve Got Answers

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It seems the COVID-19 pandemic is ending in the benefits world the same way it started: in a flurry of new laws, announcements, and notices intended to offer clarity but sowing confusion. To begin, it is important to remember...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Preparing for the End of the COVID-19 Emergency: High-Deductible Health Plans and Health Savings Accounts

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The Biden administration originally 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). Although the...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Video: ACA Preventive Coverage Mandate Blocked, Another No-Poach Loss for DOJ, and Employers Prepare for the End of the COVID-19...

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As featured in #WorkforceWednesday: This week, we examine the decision of a Texas district court to strike down an Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandate on preventive medical services and look at the U.S. Department of Justice’s...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and National Emergency Are Near – Are You Ready?

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The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) and National Emergency (“NE”) have been in place since early 2020.  In January 2023, President Biden stated his intention for both to end on May 11, 2023.  There have been many...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Tolling No More: Preparing for the End of COVID-19 Emergency Declarations

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On January 30, President Biden announced his intention to end the COVID-19 National Emergency (NE) and Public Health Emergency (PHE) effective May 11, 2023. Both emergency declarations resulted in various forms of relief for...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Preparing for the End of the COVID-19 Emergency: Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccines

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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). A topic of great...more

Stoel Rives LLP

New Year Brings New Group Health Plan Guidance

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With a new year comes new requirements for group health plans (GHPs) and insurers, and this legal update summarizes two new developments with immediate compliance implications. First, the tri-agencies (DOL, CMS, and Treasury)...more

Stinson LLP

Agencies Issue COVID-19 Vaccine Incentive Guidance

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On October 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of the Treasury jointly issued FAQs relating to COVID-19 vaccine incentives and surcharges. Under the...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

What Is An Involuntary Termination Or Reduction In Hours For ARPA COBRA Premium Assistance?

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One of the first questions that must be addressed in order to determine whether an individual is eligible for the temporary 100% subsidy for COBRA health care continuation coverage (including under state mini-COBRA statutes)...more

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American Rescue Plan Act Provides COBRA Subsidies

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) includes a valuable benefit for an employee who has lost (or loses) healthcare coverage due to an involuntary termination or reduction in hours — up to 6 months of free COBRA...more

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Employers Must Provide COBRA Subsidies to Assistance Eligible Individuals

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), which was signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, includes COBRA subsidy provisions that are significant – both for the individuals who will become eligible for COBRA...more

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DOL Issues Clarification for ERISA-Governed Group Health Plans

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Two days before the one-year anniversary of the official start of the COVID-19 outbreak, the US Department of Labor (DOL) issued a last-minute notice clarifying its prior guidance that relaxed the deadlines for the Employee...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] 2021 DWT Healthcare Regulatory and Compliance Seminar - A Virtual Series - March 18th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

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Please join us for our annual healthcare compliance seminar to discuss current developments in healthcare regulation and hospital compliance... Registrants will have the option of selecting the sessions they would like to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] 2021 DWT Healthcare Regulatory and Compliance Seminar - A Virtual Series - March 16th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

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Please join us for our annual healthcare compliance seminar to discuss current developments in healthcare regulation and hospital compliance... Registrants will have the option of selecting the sessions they would like to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] 2021 DWT Healthcare Regulatory and Compliance Seminar - A Virtual Series - March 11th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

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Please join us for our annual healthcare compliance seminar to discuss current developments in healthcare regulation and hospital compliance... Registrants will have the option of selecting the sessions they would like to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] 2021 DWT Healthcare Regulatory and Compliance Seminar - A Virtual Series - March 9th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

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Please join us for our annual healthcare compliance seminar to discuss current developments in healthcare regulation and hospital compliance... Registrants will have the option of selecting the sessions they would like to...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

EEOC’s New ADA Regulations Could Complicate Employer Plans to Offer Incentives for Getting the COVID Vaccine as Part of a Wellness...

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As COVID-19 vaccines become more readily available in coming months, employers are exploring ways to maximize vaccination rates within their workforce.  Some employers are  considering making vaccination mandatory. ...more

Perkins Coie

Variable Hour Employee Benefits Eligibility under COVID-19

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Are Employees Receiving a Lavish Gift This Holiday Season or an Unintended Lump of Coal in Their Stockings? COVID-19 has forced many employers to make unanticipated changes to their workforce, with many retailers rolling...more

Fisher Phillips

Comprehensive FAQs For Employers On Hurricanes And Other Workplace Disasters

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This article addresses many employment-related issues facing employers in the wake of hurricane-related disasters; consequently, in addition to federal laws, we also focus on certain state laws, especially those in the areas...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Webinar] Navigating New Risks and Litigation Challenges Facing Payors in the COVID-19 Context and Beyond - May 13th, 12:00 pm -...

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What will the post-pandemic world look like? What risks and challenges will it raise and how to navigate the new litigation landscape? These are the most relevant questions amid the pandemic. To respond to them and provide...more

Butler Snow LLP

Workers' Compensation and COVID-19

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The swift economic upheaval and health impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States and around the world is unprecedented in the last century. President Trump proclaimed the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States to...more

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