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D'Orazio Peterson Blog
Understanding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): Employee Rights Explained for New Yorkers
What New Yorkers Need to Know About Paid Leave and Job Protection Under the FFCRA Hi everyone, Scott Peterson here, coming to you from my home office—where else, right? As…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
DOL Issues FAQs about FFCRA, CARES Act, and HIPAA Implementation Part 58
By Anne Hall
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the U.S. Department of Treasury recently released FAQs concerning the implementation of the Families First…
Medicaid and the Law
Averting a Medicaid Coverage Cliff: CMS’s Continuous Enrollment Unwinding Guidance
Bracing for the inevitable end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), CMS has begun issuing voluminous guidance to states on unwinding Medicaid’s continuous enrollment requirement without precipitating a calamitous…
Health Care Reform Dashboard
Provider’s Claims for COVID-19 Screening Charges Move Forward
By Edward I. Leeds, G'nece Jones
Addressing motions to dismiss, a district court in Texas has found that a provider may proceed with its lawsuit to recover the full amount of its charges for COVID-19 diagnostic testing under…
Health Care Reform Dashboard
Health Plan Coverage Required for COVID-19 Testing
Summary Health plans now are required to cover the cost of over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits obtained without a health care provider’s prescription or clinical assessment. The new requirement is addressed…
Healthcare Law Blog
Tri-Agencies Release Guidance on Coverage of OTC COVID-19 Tests
By Xavier Baker
On January 10, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Department of Labor, and the Treasury (“Tri-Agencies”) published guidance about how health plans and health insurance issuers must…
Employment Law Letter
ARPA Extends Certain Paid Leave Tax Credits and FICA Tax Relief for Certain Governmental Employers, Including School Districts
By David O. Bigger, Elva M. Saltzman
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), which was signed into law last month by President Biden, brought about many changes as part of its $1.9 trillion legislation. One…
HR Law Talk
ARPA Extends Tax Credits for Employers and Expands Qualifications for FFCRA Leave
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) extends tax credits to those employers who voluntarily choose to provide paid leave benefits to employees under the Families First Coronavirus Response…
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
Understanding Time Off From Work Obligations For COVID-19 Vaccinations
By Tara K. Burke, Patricia Anderson Pryor
Last week, President Biden encouraged employers to pay employees for time off to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and highlighted the tax credits available for employers with less than 500 employees.…
California Employment Law Report
Answers to Common Questions on State and Federal COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave
On Friday, we replayed our March 23 webinar covering various topics including the American Rescue Plan’s renewal of FFCRA benefits and California’s brand new COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SB…