by keyseradmin | Mar 16, 2022 | Compliance, Employee Benefits
By Keith A. Dropkin of JacksonLewis The normal difficulties that employers have adhering to the technical requirements of COBRA have been exacerbated during the past two years as COBRA rules were changed to recognize the complications accompanying the COVID-19...
by keyseradmin | May 17, 2021 | Compliance
The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced the withdrawal — effective May 6 — of the “Independent Contractor Rule,” to maintain workers’ rights to the minimum wage and overtime compensation protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The department is...
by keyseradmin | Apr 19, 2021 | Compliance
One of the provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) includes a 100 percent fully subsidized COBRA premium for certain individuals beginning on April 1, 2021 and ending on September 30, 2021(subsidy period). Employers must timely notify individuals...
