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Termination Requirements Around the Globe

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 3/27/2025

In the realm of global employment, the concept of termination payments can be a complex and often surprising issue for U.S.-based employers. Unlike in the United States, where the at-will employment doctrine generally allows...more

Key Employment Law Considerations for Canadian Businesses Impacted by Tariffs

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints on 3/12/2025

As of this writing, the Trump administration has implemented a 25% tariff on most Canadian goods imported into the United States. Canadian governments at all levels are preparing relief programs for local businesses, but...more

New COBRA Subsidy Available April 1, 2021

Dickinson Wright on 3/24/2021

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA") includes a 100% COBRA subsidy for "assistance eligible individuals" during the six-month period of April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. Following is a summary of the COBRA...more

American Rescue Plan Act: COBRA Premium Subsidies and Increased Limits for Dependent Care Benefits

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP on 3/22/2021

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) which is another coronavirus stimulus package aimed at speeding up the United States’ recovery from the economic and health...more

FAQs: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 COBRA

BakerHostetler on 3/16/2021

Q: Does the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) impact group health plans? A: Yes, ARPA makes temporary but significant changes to Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) coverage. ...more

IRS Guidance On The Effect Of COVID-19 On Partial Plan Terminations

Fisher Phillips on 9/18/2020

COVID-19 has forced many employers to reduce their workforce through furloughs or layoffs. These reductions may cause employers to experience a partial plan termination of their qualified retirement plans, which requires 100%...more

Will HR Managers Get Cooked? Second Circuit Says Culinary Institute’s Human Resources Director May Face Individual Liability...

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 4/1/2016

Whether a Human Resources Director will be deemed the “employer” and held individually liable for alleged violations under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) should be left to the jury, according to the Second Circuit’s...more

What Everyone Needs to Know About the Coordination of Severance Benefits, COBRA, and the ACA

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 6/9/2014

In a common occurrence throughout corporate America, an employee terminates employment and as a result will lose company-provided health care coverage. To obtain health care coverage, the employee has two options: 1) elect...more

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