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COVID Testing
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Compensation & Benefits Blog
For HDHPs, IRS Confirms Pre-Deductible COVID-19 Testing Coverage Will End Next Year
By Jennifer Rigterink, Jesse T. Foley
In the most recent sign that special COVID-19 benefit plan rules are drawing to a close, last Friday, the IRS issued Notice 2023-37, which clarifies the scope of COVID-19 testing…
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…
Employee Benefits Blog
A Tale of Two Remedies: Preparing Employee Benefits Plans for the Sunset of Covid-19 Relief
By Lori Basilico, Angela Stockbridge, Aaron Weiss
On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced that both the COVID-19 National Emergency and the Public Health Emergency (collectively, the “Emergency Declarations”) would end on May 11, 2023, sunsetting…
Religion Clause
Court Remands Question of Accommodating Religious Objection to COVID Testing
In In re Whitehead, (NJ App,, Dec. 22, 2022), a New Jersey state appellate court remanded to the state Civil Service Commission for further findings an appeal by a city zoning…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
<strong>The FLSA Working Time Issue Of The Times-The Compensability (Or Not) Of Pre-Shift Covid-Testing At The Workplace</strong>
I have blogged about working time issues involving COVID testing and screening many times and there seems to be no shortage of these cases coming down the pike. On that…
Zalma on Insurance
Insurer Sues Fraudsters
By Barry Zalma
Physicians Cheat Insurer for Covid Testing Health Care Providers Created Fraudulent Billing for Covid Instant Tests See the full video at https://rumble.com/v1ll4ep-insurer-sues-fraudsters.html and at https://youtu.be/VXSzxoNxEgc In OPEN MRI AND IMAGING…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
EEOC States Employers Must Show Business Necessity to Test Workers for COVID-19
By Susan F. Wiltsie, Katherine P. Sandberg
The U.S. Equal Employment Commission (“EEOC”) has recently updated its Technical Assistance Questions and Answers, “What You Should Know About COVID-10 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO…
Manufacturing Law Blog
The EEOC Releases New COVID-19 Guidance – What Employers Should Know
By Abby Warren
This week’s post was co-authored by Robinson+Cole Labor and Employment Group lawyer Emily A. Zaklukiewicz. Over the last two years, employers have followed the evolving laws and guidance issued by federal,…
Environmental Law +
The EEOC Releases New COVID-19 Guidance – What Employers Should Know
By Abby Warren, Guest Contributor
Over the last two years, employers have followed the evolving laws and guidance issued by federal, state, and local governments and public health authorities. On July 12, 2022, the Equal…
HR Law Talk
EEOC’s Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Testing in the Workplace
On July 12, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 FAQs and as a result, revised certain earlier guidance regarding permissible COVID-19 testing, workplace screening, and return to…