covid-19

COVID-19 Relief Extended for Another Year

On February 18, 2022, the President once again extended the national emergency until February 28, 2023.

FuturePlan ERISA Team

COVID-19

Health and Welfare

DOL

IRS

IRS Guidance

New Guidance Related to Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests

Group health plans and health insurance issuers must provide benefits for certain items and services related to testing for the detection and diagnosis of COVID-19.

FuturePlan ERISA Team

COVID-19

Health and Welfare

DOL

IRS Updates Coronavirus-Related Relief FAQs

The IRS recently updated its coronavirus-related relief for retirement plans and IRAs questions and answers (FAQs) for Sec. 2202 of the CARES Act.

FuturePlan ERISA Team

COVID-19

Defined Contribution Plan

IRS Issues Guidance on Funding Relief for Multiemployer DB Plans

The IRS has released Notice 2021-57, providing guidance for multiemployer defined benefit (DB) plans receiving funding relief under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

FuturePlan ERISA Team

COVID-19

Defined Benefit Plan

IRS Guidance

IRS Provides COBRA Coverage Clarifications

The IRS has issued Notice 2021-58, which clarifies the application of extension under the “Joint Notification of Extensions of Certain Timeframes for Employee Benefit Plans, Participants, and Beneficiaries Affected by the COVID-19 Outbreak”.

FuturePlan ERISA Team

COVID-19

Health and Welfare

IRS Guidance

Women’s Retirement Protection Act Re-Introduced

Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL) have introduced the Women’s Retirement Protection Act of 2021 in their respective chambers.

FuturePlan ERISA Team

COVID-19

Defined Contribution Plan

DOL

SECURE Act

Relief from Physical Presence Requirement Extended

The IRS again extends temporary relief from physical presence requirement for retirement plan consents.

FuturePlan ERISA Team

Defined Contribution Plan

IRS Guidance

COVID-19

IRS Clarifies Partial Plan Termination During Pandemic

The IRS released a Q&A on the temporary partial plan termination rules for qualified retirement plans in accordance with the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020.

FuturePlan ERISA Team

COVID-19

Defined Contribution Plan

IRS Guidance

President Signs Amended COVID-19 Relief Legislation

President Biden has signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act one day after the House of Representatives voted to pass the amended package. 

FuturePlan ERISA Team

COVID-19

Defined Benefit Plan

Health and Welfare

Legislative updates

House Passes Amended COVID-19 Relief Bill

Following Senate passage, the House of Representatives has passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to provide additional relief to address the continued impact of COVID-19. 

FuturePlan ERISA Team

COVID-19

Defined Benefit Plan

Health and Welfare

Legislative updates

No Results