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Update: What you need to know about pandemic leave policies in 2021

Business Management Daily

Pandemic leave policies are a hot topic in 2021 after many of the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act’s (FFCRA) federal mandatory provisions expired at the end of 2020. The FFCRA – the first comprehensive federal paid leave law – set the floor for COVID-19 leave. Current federal law on pandemic leave.

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5 Must Have Employee Benefits and Perks for 2022

Best Money Moves

Accessible paid leave. In 2021, the White House introduced the American Families Plan, which includes a comprehensive parental, medical and family leave program. Remote work flexibility.

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Compliance Roundup: NY and the FFCRA Regulations & 2021 ACA Affordability Rates

AssuredPartners

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Post-COVID record keeping — what you’re required to keep

Business Management Daily

Then Congress passed a series of laws designed to protect employees, provide limited paid leave, and help employers pay workers. The Families First Coronavirus Relief Act. The Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (FFCRA). The Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) doesn’t either.

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New COVID relief package extends payroll provisions

Business Management Daily

The new COVID relief package included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. The law also extends expiring tax provisions and everything that could be jammed into 5,593 pages of federal legislation three days before Christmas. Extensions of popular payroll tax provisions. Temporary disaster tax relief.

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June HR News Worth Review

Higginbotham

These limits vary based on whether an individual has self-only or family coverage under an HDHP. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires health insurance issuers and self-insured plan sponsors to pay Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute fees (PCORI fees). However, the PCORI fee payment for plan years ending in 2021 is due Aug.

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High Deductible Health Plan Telehealth Relief, Extended Again!

Snell & Wilmer Benefits

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (“2022 CAA”) Section 307 – Congress extended HDHP telehealth relief under the CARES Act from April 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022, notably leaving a three-month gap in relief from January 1, 2022 – March 31, 2022. However, for non-calendar plan years, it may leave a gap in coverage.