11 Jan 2022 New Guidance Requires Health Care Plans to Pay for Over-the Counter COVID-19 Tests Without a Doctor’s Order By Brandie Barrows On January 10, 2022, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (collectively, the “Departments”) issued...
05 Nov 2021 OSHA Issues COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard for Large Employers By Gail Holtzman On November 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced an Emergency Temporary...
10 Sep 2021 President Joe Biden’s Path Out of the Pandemic: What Employers Need to Know By Alisa Cleek On September 9, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden announced Path Out of the Pandemic, a new COVID-19 Action Plan, mandating vaccines for...
19 May 2021 American Rescue Plan Act: DOL COBRA Premium Subsidy Updates By Brandie Barrows On May 17, 2021 the Department of Labor hosted a WebEx Presentation on the ARPA COBRA Premium Subsidy. At the end of the Presentation two...
30 Apr 2021 Landlords Accepting Partial Rent or Allowing a Tenant to Skip Rent Must Send Written Notice of Enforcement of Terms By Christina Moore On March 1, 2021, the Georgia Court of Appeals issued a decision impacting both residential and commercial landlords/property owners. The...
29 Apr 2021 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protections Interim Rule Supporting the CDC Eviction Moratorium for Nonpayment of Rent By Christina Moore On April 16, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFP) issued a new pandemic-related Interim Rule applicable to those who act...
27 Apr 2021 Secretary of Health and Human Services Extends COVID Health National Health Emergency By Brandie Barrows, Don Kohla, Jan Marsh We want to alert clients that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) has extended the COVID Health National Health...
14 Apr 2021 The Department of Labor Issues Model Notices and Additional Guidance Regarding the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 100% COBRA Premium Subsidy By Brandie Barrows, Don Kohla, Jan Marsh PurposeWe want to alert clients to the availability of Model COBRA Subsidy Notices and Frequently Asked Questions (the FAQs) issued by...
01 Apr 2021 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Creates a 100% COBRA Premium Subsidy By Brandie Barrows, Don Kohla, Jan Marsh PurposeWe want to alert clients to the provision in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 which creates a 100% COBRA premium subsidy...
30 Mar 2021 CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium for Non-Payment of Rent to June 30, 2021 By Christina Moore While there have been several legal challenges to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) nationwide moratorium on...
11 Mar 2021 American Rescue Plan Adds $7.25B in Paycheck Protection Program Funding By Christina Moore After being the focus of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small...
10 Mar 2021 Assistance to Shuttered Venues FAQs Updated By Christina Moore On December 27, 2020, funding for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program (Program) was signed into law with the Consolidated...
09 Mar 2021 Updated PPP FAQs – Second Draw PPP Loans By Christina Moore On March 3, 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department in conjunction with the Small Business Administration (SBA) posted an updated set of...
24 Feb 2021 American Rescue Plan Act Would Authorize $1.9B in Funding for Pandemic Stimulus and Relief Efforts By Mitzi Hill Congress is currently considering legislation that would enact the American Rescue Plan outlined by President Biden when he took office...
03 Feb 2021 Assistance to Shuttered Venues FAQs By Christina Moore On December 27, 2020 funding for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program (Program) was signed into law with the Consolidated...
21 Jan 2021 COVID-19: Assistance for Shuttered Venues By Christina Moore Late last year, Congress authorized funding including $15 billion in grants through the Shuttered Venue Operators (SVO) Grant Program to...