IRS Issues Guidance for HDHPs on COVID-19 and Preventive Care
On June 23, 2023, the IRS issued Notice 2023-37 to update its guidance for high deductible health...
Health Plan Deadline Extensions Related to COVID-19 Pandemic Ending Soon
Several key deadlines for employer-sponsored health plans were extended during an “outbreak...
DOL Signals July 10 as End of COVID-19 Outbreak Period, Despite Early End to National Emergency
On Monday, April 10, 2023, President Biden signed Congress’s jointly-introduced H.J Res. 7...
How the End of the COVID-19 Emergency Periods Will Impact Health Plans
The Biden Administration has announced its plan to end the COVID-19 national emergency and public...
President Biden Reveals Plan to End National COVID-19 Emergency
On January 30 President Biden issued a statement of policy to Congress in which he announced that...
White House Announces End of COVID-19 Emergency Periods
On Jan. 30, 2023, the Biden administration released a statement announcing that it plans to end...
EEOC Updates COVID-19 Guidance to Require Justification for Testing
On July 12, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated...
What Long COVID-19 Means for Return-to-Work Plans
Most of the United States is now open for in-person business, and mask mandates have mostly gone...
COVID-19 National Emergency Extended, Deadline Relief Continues
On Feb. 18, 2022, President Biden announced an extension of the National Emergency concerning...
Departments Clarify Required Coverage of At-Home OTC COVID-19 Tests
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (collectively, the...
OSHA Withdraws COVID-19 ETS, but Not the Proposed Permanent Rule
On Jan. 25, 2022, OSHA provided notice that it is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccination and weekly...
