Compliance ✔- IRS Mid-year Election Changes & Other COVID-19 Relief
In response to COVID-19 circumstances, the IRS issued cafeteria plan (Section 125) guidance notably permitting employees to make certain mid-year election changes during calendar year 2020 without a change in status or other qualifying event. This relief is...
Compliance ✔- I-9 Documentation Flexibility, Temporary Policy Issued
As of May 1, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) allows employers to accept expired List B documents when completing the Form I-9. A temporary policy was issued in response to COVID-19 and the inability of many people to renew their driver’s licenses or state ID...
Compliance ✔- Benefit Plan Deadline Extensions During “Outbreak Period”
New COVID-19 relief has been provided in the form of an extension of certain ERISA and Internal Revenue Code deadlines related to employee benefit plans. Specifically, per EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2020-01, the “Outbreak Period” is disregarded for purposes of...