On March 11, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law. Among other provisions, ARPA provides for a 100 percent COBRA subsidy for up to 6 months for anyone who lost health coverage because of...more
On May 12, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released new COVID-19 guidance (Notice 2020-29 and Notice 2020-33), providing both temporary and permanent flexibility to Internal Revenue Code section 125 cafeteria...more
On May 4, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued 14 FAQs on Section 2202 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). As noted in a prior post, Section 2202 of the CARES Act generally...more
On Friday, March 27, President Trump signed into law an updated version of a congressional response to the COVID-19 pandemic, entitled the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “Act”). The Act includes...more
The current COVID-19 public health crisis raises important issues in connection with 401(k) retirement plans that plan sponsored need to consider carefully. Below, we have outlined some of the issues that might arise from the...more
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic raises many employee benefit and compensation considerations for employers. In this alert, we examine key issues relating to COVID-19 and provide suggested strategies for employers to...more
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