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One Big Beautiful Bill: Impact on Welfare Benefits

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President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) into law on July 4, 2025. The OBBB is a wide-ranging piece of legislation that introduces significant reforms across multiple areas of federal policy, including...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

One Big Beautiful Bill – Plan Sponsor-Related Health and Welfare Provisions

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On July 4, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBB”). Below we outline the key provisions impacting plan sponsors related to their health and welfare plans. Many of these provisions are...more

Miller Canfield

One Big Beautiful Bill Act - Employee Benefits Executive Compensation Updates/Changes

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The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) introduces updates for employers offering benefit plans, with changes that affect health savings account (HSA) eligibility, dependent care assistance limits, telehealth services, and more....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

McDermott Will & Schulte

COVID-19 Relief Bill Offers COBRA Reform and Temporarily Increases DCAP Maximum

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On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) providing Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) reform provisions and an increase in Dependent Care Assistance Program...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

The American Rescue Plan Act: COBRA Subsidies and Other Employee Benefit Changes

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”) was signed into law on March 11, 2021.  As well as providing extended unemployment, the Act provides for subsidized COBRA, an increase in the amount of dependent care...more

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New COBRA Obligations for Employers Included in Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus

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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

Morgan Lewis

American Rescue Plan’s Health and Welfare Benefit Provisions: COBRA and DCFSA Action Items

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 includes a COBRA premium subsidy and increases the dependent care flexible spending account (DCFSA) limits. While the availability of the COBRA premium subsidy is a requirement, the...more

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2021 Arrives with Additional Flexibility for Flexible Spending Accounts

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During 2020, a number of newly enacted laws created flexibility for various employee benefit plans. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the “Act”), which was signed into law on December 27, 2020, provides additional...more

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