by Lisa L. Carlson | August 27, 2020 | Compliance Services, FMLA, The Coronavirus, Uncategorized
Updated Aug. 28, 2020 with additional DOL guidance released after original publication With the new school year upon us, parents are faced with new child care concerns due to the continued risk of COVID-19 transmission and varying approaches to that risk by different...
by Suzanne Bach | August 10, 2020 | Compliance Services, DOL, Paid Leave Laws, The Coronavirus, Uncategorized
Government contractors performing work on contracts governed by the Service Contract Act (SCA) or Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) received some welcome news this week when the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL-WHD) issued guidance exempting...
by Suzanne Bach | June 25, 2020 | EEOC, The Coronavirus
As the economy regains its footing after an unprecedented three months of coronavirus-related lockdowns, businesses that furloughed or laid off employees, or mandated they work from home, are implementing return-to-work plans. Those plans typically involve some form...
by Ethan McWilliams and Suzanne Bach | May 6, 2020 | ERISA, The Coronavirus
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, welfare benefits insurers have realized something of a windfall. They’ve collected premiums for several weeks during which time, due to shelter-in-place orders, employees and their dependents have canceled medical, dental and...
by Ethan McWilliams | April 29, 2020 | Form 5500s, Health Savings Accounts, Tax Issues, The Coronavirus
Along with the immediate and unique challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic has presented to employers, these same employers – in their capacity as plan sponsors – are still tasked with their routine benefits plan reporting responsibilities. Individual taxpayers, too,...
by Jay Kirschbaum | April 26, 2020 | ERISA, The Coronavirus
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, state insurance departments have issued directives prohibiting insurers from canceling certain kinds of policies due to the nonpayment of premiums, requiring the insurer to provide a grace period before canceling, or strongly...
