All benefit plan sponsors are facing economic and coverage challenges during this coronavirus crisis, and multiemployer trustees are no exception. In a recent webcast, Paul Catenacci, an attorney with the… Read more >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
April 6, 2020
Compliance, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Multiemployercoronavirus, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, multiemployer plans
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On March 27, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) posted a webinar in which EEOC staff answered employer questions about how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and… Read more >
Jenny Lucey, CEBS
April 3, 2020
Compliance, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee BenefitsADA, coronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, EEOC
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In rapid time, the coronavirus has upended the benefit industry’s way of work. Most offices stand empty or operate with a skeleton crew, as employees and plan participants keep their… Read more >
Robbie Hartman, CEBS
April 3, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Mental Healthcoronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, mental health
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As of March 27, 2020, the federal government and five provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Saskatchewan) have issued bills and regulations related to Coronavirus (COVID-19). The bills… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
March 31, 2020
Canada, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefitscoronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, COVID-19 Emergency Response Act
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Last week, the DOL issued guidance for employers and employees on implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). And it seems the DOL has been very busy, because the… Read more >
Brenda Hofmann
March 31, 2020
Compliance, Coronavirus (COVID-19), DOL, Employee Benefits, FMLA, Paid Leavecoronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, DOL, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, FMLA, paid sick leave
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The third law aimed at providing relief to those affected by the coronavirus was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security… Read more >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
March 30, 2020
Compliance, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Defined Benefit (DB) Plans, Defined Contribution (DC) Plans, Employee Benefits, Health CareCARES Act, coronavirus, Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19
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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which was signed into law on March 18, 2020, expanded paid leave for all government employers and private-sector employers with fewer than 500 workers. The… Read more >
Brenda Hofmann
March 26, 2020
Compliance, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Paid Leavecoronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, DOL, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, FFCRA notices, FMLA, paid sick leave
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Listen to this content here. Self-quarantine. Shelter in place. Safe at home. Social distancing. Asymptomatic carrier. Novel coronavirus. New phrases that have become an everyday part of our lexicon. We’re… Read more >
Julie Stich, CEBS
March 26, 2020
Communication, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Benefits, Human Resources (HR)coronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, EAP, employee assistant program
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In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. On Tuesday, March 24, 2020 the Department of… Read more >
Brenda Hofmann
March 25, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Paid Leavecoronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, DOL, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FMLA, sick leave
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Three months ago, the thought of a global pandemic was unimaginable. Today, we find ourselves faced with a situation unlike any we have faced before. Over the past weeks, we… Read more >
Rebecca Estrada
March 24, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefitscoronavirus, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, disaster planning, emergency preparedness
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