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Mayer Brown

United States: Health and Welfare Hot Topics

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At A Glance - In recent months, there have been a number of important developments in the United States relating to health and welfare plans. This list of hot topics identifies the key areas for employers and plan sponsors to...more

Baker Donelson

Health Plan Compliance Concerns for Year-End 2024

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As employers look toward open enrollment for their group health plans, now is a good time to review action items needed for those plans by year-end, as well as upcoming deadlines in the near future. While fully-insured health...more

Littler

July is Still the New January! Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute’s Mid-Year Legislative Report

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Hot off the press – here is Littler’s mid-year report!  As federal regulators, states and cities continue to pass new workplace regulations through the calendar year, we summarize each state’s notable labor and employment law...more

Clark Hill PLC

Under New Illinois Law, Illinois Employers With Insured Group Health Plans Must Provide New Benefit Comparison Notice To Covered...

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Since Aug. 27, 2021, the Illinois Consumer Coverage Disclosure Act (ICCDA) requires that employers offering “group health insurance coverage” must provide a new notice to eligible employees. Under this law, a covered employer...more

Clark Hill PLC

New COBRA Notices Must Be Issued by May 31

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On April 9, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued new guidance about the COBRA subsidy available under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Employers subject to COBRA must send out the updates notices as soon as possible...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

DOL Issues Model COBRA Subsidy Notices and FAQs

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued model notices and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the COBRA subsidy (see COBRA Premium Subsidy guidance) made available under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021...more

Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.

COBRA Subsidy to Ease Pandemic Impact But Consider the Cost to Employers

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THE COBRA SUBSIDY - 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...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

What Employers Need to Know About the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

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President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law on March 11, 2021. ARPA provides $1.9 trillion in federal stimulus, which includes, in addition to subsidies for employer-provided benefits plans, a...more

BakerHostetler

Employers May Need to Update Their Severance Agreement Templates by April 1

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Acronyms make us do things. AWOL makes us go looking for someone, BOGO makes us buy two of something we didn’t need one of, and NSFW makes us cover our screen and hope no one has already walked by....more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

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

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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

Kilpatrick

COBRA Subsidy - Part II

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) includes a provision amending the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) to provide COBRA premium assistance to eligible individuals. The ARPA COBRA...more

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COBRA Premium Subsidies Under the American Rescue Plan Act

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The American Rescue Plan Act requires employers to subsidize 100% of the cost of COBRA and comparable state continuation coverage for “assistance eligible individuals” from April 1, 2021, through September 30, 2021. The...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

COVID-19’s Impact on Your Group Health Benefits – Are You Compliant?

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Following a presentation to the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) in Georgia, Nelson Mullins attorneys Ann Murray and Matt Zischke shared additional insights into the evolving effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on group...more

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