Compliance ✔- Premium Refund / Credit: How to Apply It
Due to COVID-19, some carriers are experiencing a reduction in benefit plan utilization and offering their employer-clients a refund or credit towards future premium payments. A few TPAs are providing a similar offset for administrative fees. If the refund is...
Compliance ✔- FFCRA Leave Revised Regulations
The Department of Labor revised FFCRA regulations related to the paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave provisions, in light of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in an Aug. 3, 2020, decision that found portions of the...
Compliance ✔- FFCRA Leave FAQ: School Reopenings
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance yesterday to help employers respond to leave requests from employees who are caring for their child(ren) due to their school closure. Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), applicable employers must...