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Employee Benefits: The Only Guide You Need

Achievers

Federal and state mandated benefits include health insurance, worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, and required leave time for caring for family and/or personal medical purposes. Health insurance, and family and medical leave, are not required for all businesses. population is aging.

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AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT CONTAINS MANY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS RELATED PROVISIONS

Benefits Notes

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “ARPA”) into law. Plans Subject to the ARPA Rules. All group health plans that provide major medical benefits subject to federal COBRA rules are subject to the ARPA COBRA rules. Subsidized COBRA. Notice Requirements.