High deductible health plan (“HDHP”) sponsors take note: the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 (“CAA23”) temporarily extends the flexibility for HDHPs to provide pre-deductible coverage of telehealth services without...more
2/6/2023
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As we approach our third new year since the first reported cases of COVID-19, related relief may seem like old news. Although much of the government-sponsored pandemic relief has expired, there are aspects that remain germane...more
In this legal update, our employee benefits attorneys cover three recent health and welfare plan developments....more
3/4/2021
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Last week, the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and Health and Human Services (HHS) issued another set of COVID-19 FAQs for group health plans (GHPs)....more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the ‘‘CARES Act’’) allows qualified retirement plans to permit participants affected by COVID-19 to (1) withdraw up to $100,000 from their eligible retirement plan...more
Originally posted on March 27, 2020. This post has been updated to reflect guidance published by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on May 4, 202...more
Yesterday, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) of the Department of Labor (DOL), coordinated with the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and Department of Health and Human Services,...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act) signed into law on March 27 by President Trump provides some welcome funding relief for employers who sponsor single-employer defined benefit pension...more
Congress has enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), the third major federal piece of legislation responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act follows the enactment of the...more
4/3/2020
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the ‘‘CARES Act’’) was passed into law March 27, 2020. The CARES Act provides a temporary waiver of required minimum distribution (“RMD”) rules for certain retirement...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the ‘‘CARES Act’’) was passed into law earlier today. The CARES Act provides additional flexibility for participants affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) to (1)...more