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McDermott Will & Schulte

OBBBA’s impact on employee benefit plans, programs, and arrangements

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law. This sweeping tax and spending package affects large swaths of the US economy. Though reduced significantly from the original House...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

“Big, Beautiful Bill”: Federal Tax Bill Would Restrict the Employee Retention Credit

A sweeping federal tax bill that is currently under consideration in the US House of Representatives contains provisions that would significantly change the administration and enforcement of the Employee Retention Credit...more

Woods Rogers

Does the Fun Ever Stop? COVID-19 Tolling Ends for COBRA Deadlines

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On April 10, 2023, President Biden signed legislation to end the COVID-19 national emergency effective immediately, including ending the requirement to extend COBRA deadlines due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Plan administrators...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Navigating the Nuances of the COBRA Subsidy Under the American Rescue Plan Act

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Hosts Andrew Graw and Megan Monson discuss the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) as part of the new (third) COVID-19 stimulus relief bill. The ARPA assists qualifying individuals who lose coverage under an employer’s...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Deadline Triggered as COBRA Premium Subsidy Ends

Employers and plans are reminded that they must provide a COBRA subsidy expiration notice no later than September 15, 2021, pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). ARPA had included some new COBRA obligations...more

BCLP

BCLP Benefits Newsletter: Summer 2021

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Congress extended the availability of refundable tax credits for Eligible Employers who provide paid family leave or sick leave from April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021 in connection with COVID-related illness. Under ARPA,...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

IRS Updates American Rescue Plan Act Guidance

On July 29, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated its Tax Credits for Paid Leave Under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 Guidance (the Guidance). As a reminder, private sector employers with fewer than...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

IRS Releases New COBRA Subsidy Guidance . . . With Less Than A Week Until Forms 941 Are Due!

On July 26, 2021, the IRS released Notice 2021-46 (the “Notice”), which provides new guidance on the 100% COBRA premium subsidies (the “Subsidies”) and the related tax credit under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (March...more

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Massachusetts Now Requires Paid COVID-19 Leave for all Employees

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Massachusetts now requires all employers, regardless of size, with Massachusetts employees to offer employees paid, job-protected leave for certain COVID-19-related reasons, including to get or recover from a COVID-19...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

The 411 on the 941: Everything You Need to Know About How to Claim the COBRA Subsidy Tax Credits

Since the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) was enacted in March 2021, employers and insurers have been diligently familiarizing themselves with the rules for administering the temporary 100% COBRA premium subsidy established...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

IRS Issues Comprehensive Guidance Regarding ARPA COBRA Subsidy

June 1, 2021 By: Lawrence J. Finnell On May 18, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2021-31 (Notice) which provides additional guidance and clarifications concerning the new COBRA premium assistance...more

Stinson - Benefits Notes Blog

IRS Releases Guidance on Premium Subsidies for Continuation Coverage under COBRA

On May 18, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released much-anticipated guidance on premium subsidies for continuation coverage under Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) provided by the...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

IRS Uncoils COBRA Subsidy Guidance!

On May 18, 2021, the IRS released its highly anticipated guidance on the 100% COBRA premium subsidies (the “Subsidy”) and the related tax credit under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (March 11, 2021) (“ARPA”) in Notice...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

IRS Issues Guidance on Federally Funded COBRA Premium Subsidy: FAQs and What You Need to Know

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On March 25 and April 15, Troutman Pepper reported on the 100% federally funded COBRA premium subsidy included in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), noting the need for additional guidance on a number of issues. On May 18,...more

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New IRS Guidance Offers Employers Direction regarding COBRA Subsidy Obligations

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As we previously reported, the recently enacted American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) includes a six-month COBRA premium subsidy whereby the federal government subsidizes 100% of the COBRA premium during the period of April...more

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IRS Releases Guidance on COBRA Premium Subsidy

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On May 18, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2021-31 ‎(the “Notice”) ‎providing much anticipated guidance on implementing the COBRA subsidy provisions under the American Rescue Plan Act (the “Act”). ...more

Verrill

ARPA Premium Subsidy: Long-Awaited Details Finally Arrive

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The IRS recently issued Notice 2021-31, which provides much sought-after detail regarding the contours and operation of the temporary premium subsidy for COBRA continuation coverage available through the American Rescue Plan...more

Epstein Becker & Green

IRS Guidance on ARPA COBRA Subsidies: 86 Q&As and Counting

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As we previously reported, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) into law on March 11, 2021, which, among other things, mandates that employers provide 100 percent COBRA premium subsidies to eligible...more

Fisher Phillips

IRS Addresses Lingering Employer Questions Regarding COBRA Premium Assistance and Corresponding Tax Credits under the American...

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The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provides for 100% premium assistance to certain qualified beneficiaries for continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) for periods of...more

Morgan Lewis

IRS Issues Guidance Regarding American Rescue Plan Act COBRA Subsidy

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The Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2021-31, providing the much-anticipated guidance plan sponsors, multiemployer plans, and COBRA administrators have been waiting for related to the COBRA subsidy provisions under the...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

Good News and Bad News: The IRS Issues 86 Q&A’s on the ARP COBRA Subsidy

On May 18, 2021, the IRS issued the long- awaited guidance on the COBRA subsidy and premium assistance credit available under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 through eighty-six questions and answers....more

Epstein Becker & Green

May 31, 2021 Deadline Approaching for ARPA’s COBRA Subsidy Election Notices

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As we previously reported, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”), a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, into law on March 11, 2021, which, among other things, mandates that employers provide 100...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

IRS Clarifies Key Provisions of the COBRA Subsidy

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As anticipated, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2021-31 (the Notice) yesterday, providing important guidance to employers and plan administrators regarding their COBRA subsidy-related obligations under the...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Deadline Looms to Notify Current and FORMER Employees of COBRA Premium Subsidy

Employers, if you had employees who had been on your group health plan who were involuntarily terminated or whose hours were reduced as early as November 1, 2019, read this! If those employees became eligible for COBRA and...more

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The IRS Releases FAQ Guidance on Premium Assistance for COBRA Coverage

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On May 18, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2021-31 which contains much anticipated guidance needed to implement the COBRA subsidy provisions included in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA)....more

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