Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act Archives

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Employee Benefits

CARES Act Expands Student Loan Benefits for 2020

Amanda Wilke

08 Jun 202012 Aug 2021

Update: CAA of 2021 extended these provisions through 2025. For the past few years, employers have been grappling with different ways to provide student loan assistance to employees. Before January 1, 2021, employers can make contributions toward their employees’ student loans on […]

Plan Sponsors Providing More Benefit Options Thanks to CARES Act Provisions

Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS

14 May 202009 Jul 2020

Business closures and curtailments due to the coronavirus pandemic have left many organizations and individuals struggling financially. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was enacted on March 27, 2020 with the goal of providing quick financial relief to citizens […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Employee Benefits Health Care Paid Time Off (PTO) Retirement

Steps Plan Sponsors Should Take to Implement the Families First Act and the CARES Act

Staff

08 May 202011 May 2020

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Families First Act or FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, an Economic Security (CARES) Act have brought a wide range of changes to employee benefit plans, including changes to health care coverage, retirement plans and leave […]

Compliance Coronavirus (COVID-19) Defined Benefit (DB) Plans Defined Contribution (DC) Plans Employee Benefits Health Care

More COVID-19 Relief via the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)

Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS

30 Mar 202013 Apr 2020

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 Act (CARES Act) offers a wide variety of assistance to businesses and […]