Here we go again: yet another new relief bill sends employers heads spinning. On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was signed into law. Among… Read more >
Amanda Wilke, CEBS
March 29, 2021
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), Coronavirus (COVID-19), Dependent Care, Employee Benefits, Paid Leave, Parental Leave, U.S., WellnessAmerican Rescue Plan Act of 2021, ARPA, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, paid leave, paid sick leave, paid time off, tax credit, unpaid leave
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When the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was initially released on March 18, 2020 and required employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide paid sick leave and expanded… Read more >
Anne Newhouse, CEBS
October 15, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Human Resources (HR), Paid Leave, U.S.coronavirus and the workplace, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA
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The coronavirus is a challenge unlike any most employers have faced. The pandemic has brought major changes to the workplace, including shifts to employees’ health care and retirement benefits. A… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
May 11, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Prescription Drugs, RetirementCARES Act, coronavirus and the workplace, COVID-19, Employee Benefits in a COVID-19 World Survey Report, Families First Coronavirus Response Act
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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… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
May 8, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health Care, Paid Time Off (PTO), RetirementCARES Act, coronavirus, Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Department of the Treasury have released FAQs to assist group health plans in understanding and complying with the… Read more >
International Foundation Staff
April 21, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, Health CareCARES Act, coronavirus, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FFCRA, telehealth, telemedicine
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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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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 >
International Foundation Staff
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 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 >
International Foundation Staff
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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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 >
International Foundation Staff
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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In an effort to slow the progression of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States and mitigate its economic impact, on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law… Read more >
Kelli Kolsrud, CEBS
March 19, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19), Employee Benefits, FMLA, Legislative, Paid Leavecoronavirus, COVID-19, Families First Coronavirus Response Act
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