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Paid Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Temporary Rule [DOL] (revised for health care providers)
Reporting Qualified Sick Leave Wages and Qualified Family Leave WagesPaid on Form W-2 [IRS Notice 2020-54]
FFCRA, CARES Act and COVID-19 Health Coverage Issues Part 42 & Part 43 [DOL & HHS]
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): Questions and Answers [DOL]
FFCRA Leave & Summer Program Closures [DOL FAB 2020-4]
COVID-19 and the American Workplace [DOL]
FFCRA Presentation Slides and Webinar [DOL]
Employer Expanded Family and Medical Leave Requirements [DOL]
FFCRA Notice FAQs [DOL]
DOL Redefines Health Care Provider Exception to FFCRA [Jackson Lewis]
Back to School With the FFCRA: What Employers Need to Know [Fox Rothschild]
FFCRA Multiemployer Alert [Milliman]
DOL Issues New Guidance on COVID-19, the FFCRA, the FMLA and the FLSA [Foley & Lardner]
DOL Issues Regulations Implementing Emergency Paid Sick and Paid FMLA Law [FMLA Insights]
FFCRA Documentation and Record Keeping [Ice Miller]
Health Plan Continuation for Those Taking EPSLA or EFMLEA Protected Leave [Graydon]
CARES Act FAQs for Single-Employer Plan Sponsors [PBGC]
Extended Due Date for Inclusion of Prior Year Contributions [PBGC Technical Update 20-2]
Guidance on Returning to Work [OSHA]
Mid-Year Reductions or Suspensions of Contributions to Safe Harbor Plans [IRS Notice 2020-52]
Temporary Relief from the Physical Presence Requirement for Spousal Consents Under Qualified Retirement Plans [IRS Notice 2020-42]
Administrative Relief: Deadlines Applicable to Employment Taxes, Employee Benefits, and Exempt Organizations Affected by Pandemic [IRS Notice 2020-35]
Employer Leave-Based Donation Programs to Aid Victims of the COVID-19 [IRS Notice 2020-46]
Coronavirus-Related Relief for Retirement Plans and IRAs [IRS]COVID-19 Employer Information for Office Buildings [CDC]
COVID-19 Guidance on Section 125 Plan Mid-Year Changes and High Deductible Health Plans [IRS Notice 2020-29]
Coronavirus Tax Relief [IRS]
Extension of Certain Time Frames for Employee Benefit Plans, Participants, andBeneficiaries Affected by the COVID-19 Outbreak Final Rule [DOL & IRS]
COVID-19 FAQs for Participants andBeneficiaries: ERISA Rights & Responsibilities [DOL]
FAQs on Essential Health Benefit Coverage and the Coronavirus [CMS]
High Deductible Health Plans and Expenses Related to COVID-19 [IRS Notice 2020-15]
Ten Steps All Workplaces Can Take to Reduce Risk of Exposure to Coronavirus [OSHA]
Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 [OSHA]
Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) [CDC]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) [CDC]
COVID-19 [OSHA]
COVID-19 and the Fair Labor Standards Act: Questions and Answers [DOL]
Employers’ Obligation to Exercise Reasonable Diligence in Tracking Teleworking Employees’ Hours of Work [DOL FAB 2020-5]
COVID-19 and the Family and Medical Leave Act: Questions and Answers [DOL]
Changing Jobs and Job Loss: Important Information for Health and Retirement Benefits [DOL]
Unemployment Insurance Relief During COVID-19 Outbreak [DOL]
Backgrounder: Extending the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy [Government of Canada]
Backgrounder: The COVID-19 Response Measures Act [Government of Canada]
Safe Restart Agreement [Government of Canada]
CRA and COVID-19: Information for Employers [Canada Revenue Agency]
Supporting Canadians Through the Next Phase of the Economy Re-opening: Increased Access to EI and Recovery Benefits [Employment and Social Development Canada]
Government Introduces Draft Regulations Providing Relief for Registered Pension Plans [Department of Finance]
COVID-19 Measures – FAQs for Federally Regulated Private Pension Plans [OSFI]
Questions and Answers on the Canada Emergency Response Benefit [Government of Canada]
Backgrounder: Support to Canadians and businesses affected by COVID-19 [Government of Canada]
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) [Government of Canada]
Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan [Government of Canada]
OSFI Actions to Address Issues Stemming from COVID-19 [OSFI]
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) [Health Canada]
COVID-19 Spring 2020 Notices [Employment and Social Development Canada]
Ordering of measures to protect the health of the population amid the COVID-19 pandemic situation [Government of Québec]
Draft Regulation: Measures related to supplemental pension plans to reduce the consequences of the public health emergency declared on 13 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic [Government of Québec]
COVID-19 Screening Tool for Workplaces (Businesses and Organizations) [Ontario Ministry of Health]
Temporary Relief Measures Help Support Stability and Sustainabilty of Ontario’s Employers [FSRA Ontario]
Ontario Extends Support for Employers and Employees Impacted by COVID-19 [Government of Ontario]
Develop your COVID-19 workplace safety plan [Government of Ontario]
Pension Sector Emergency Management Response [FSRA Ontario]
Support for Nova Scotians, businesses and health care [Government of Nova Scotia]
GNWT extends NWT Wage Top Up program for low income workers through September [Government of Northwest Territories]
Back to Work in Manitoba Wage Subsidy Program [Government of Manitoba]
COVID-19: Relief Measures for Pension Plans in British Columbia [BC Financial Services Authority]
EPPA Update 20-04 - Additional COVID-19 Relief Measures [Alberta Superintendent of Pensions]
EPPA Update 20-03 - Additional COVID-19 Relief [Alberta Superintendent of Pensions]
EPPA Update 20-01: COVID-19 Relief Measures [Alberta Superintendent of Pensions]
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
The End of CERB – The New Recovery Benefits and Temporary EI Changes [Hicks Morley]
Important Updates Regarding the Extension of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) [Hicks Morley]
Can a Québec employer force employees to get the future COVID-19 vaccination? [Borden Ladner Gervais]
Leaves, Layoffs and Terminations: COVID’s Impact on Ontario’s Workplaces [Siskinds]
Return to Work: Managing Employee Reluctance and Refusals [Blaney McMurtry]
Employees Working From Home: Who Bears the Expense? [Lawson Lundell]
Ontario, Canada: Employers Must Screen Workers and Essential Visitors for COVID-19 [Littler]
Masking the Problem: Perspectives on Employee Refusal to Wear a Mask at Work [CCPartners]
Tax implications for employers whose employees work remotely from a different province [McCarthy Tetrault]
Return to the Workplace: A psychological toolkit for heading back to work [Canadian Mental Health Association Ontario]
Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) Redesigned: Flexibility and Relief for Employers in the Months Ahead [Stikeman Elliott]
Playing it Safe: Employer Obligations When Working from Home [McInnes Cooper]
Pandemic check: face covering requirements for federally regulated employers in Canada [Norton Rose Fulbright]
COVID-19 and Work Refusals as Canada Reopens: Legal and Practical Considerations [Littler]
COVID-19 and the Workplace: Remote Working Legal Considerations and Recommendations [Aird Berlis]
The Employer’s COVID-19 Return to the Workplace Playbook [Osler]
FAQ’s: COVID-19 and the Workplace [Mathews Dinsdale]
HIPAA Privacy and Novel Coronavirus [HHS Office for Civil Rights]
The ADA, the Rehabilitation Act and the Coronavirus [EEOC]
What You Need to Know About Keeping Workplaces, Homes, Schools or Commercial Establishments Safe [White House Coronavirus Task Force]
Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations [CDC]
Guidance on Unemployment Insurance Flexibilities During COVID-19 Outbreak [DOL press release]
Comprehensive FAQs For Employers On The COVID-19 Coronavirus [Fisher Phillips]
Keeping a safe workplace in the age of COVID-19 [Dentons]
Disclosing Information about the Novel Coronavirus under HIPAA [Ballard Spahr]
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): Employer FAQs [Akin Gump]
Coronavirus and the Workplace: What Employers Need To Know [Proskauer]
Teleworking and the COVID-19 Outbreak [Mintz Levin]
Coronavirus Adds to Employer To-Do List—Check Employee Benefits [Bloomberg Law]
Coronavirus Test Coverage and Group Health Plans [Segal Consulting]
Employers Exploring Paid Sick Leave Options as Coronavirus Spreads [HR Daily Advisor]
Emerging benefit plan issues relating to the coronavirus [Eversheds Sutherland]
How Multiemployer Funds Should Talk about the Coronavirus [Segal Consulting]
What to Tell Your Employees About the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Their Benefits [Segal Benz]
COVID-19 and Paid Leave: Three Scenarios to Plan For [Mercer]
Managing Health & Welfare Plans During Restructuring [Proskauer]
COVID-19 Guidance and Switching COBRA Vendors [Hub International]
COVID-19 and Private Health InsuranceCoverage: FAQs [Congressional Research Service]
HHS Extends National Public Health Emergency [Mercer]
Additional guidance on COVID-19 diagnostic testing coverage mandate [Buck]
COBRA Coverage – FAQ for the COVID-19 Economy [Mintz]
COBRA in the Time of COVID-19 [Foley & Lardner]
Employee Benefit Changes Under the CARES Act [Thompson Coburn] Employer health plans have to meet new COVID-19 coverage mandate [Mercer]
New Coronavirus Legislation and Its Impact on Health Plans [Quarles & Brady]
COVID-19 and the Affordable Care Act [Conrad Siegel]
IRS releases guidance on 2020 pension plan funding relief and related tax deduction issues [EY]
DB Contribution Timing 2020 [October Three]
PBGC Issues Additional Guidance on Defined Benefit Plan Funding Relief Under CARES [Sidley]
A Guidebook to CARES Act Relief: Notice 2020-50 Provides Additional Clarity and Relief for Employers and Employees [Seyfarth]
New IRS Guidance on Mid-Year Safe Harbor Suspension During COVID-19 [Morgan Lewis]
Administering CARES Act's waiver of 2020 RMDs from DC plans [Mercer]
New Coronavirus Relief for Plan Enrollees Means Extra Work for Plan Sponsors, Insurers and Plan Service Providers [Quarles & Brady]
DOL, IRS Issue Additional Retirement Plan Disclosures Relief [Buck]
Six Considerations for Plan Fiduciaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic [Morgan Lewis]
IRS and PBGC Provide Pension and Other Relief in the Wake of COVID-19 [Groom]
The CARES Act Effect on Retirement Plans [Jackson Lewis]
Coronavirus FAQs: The Impact on Retirement Plans [DWC]
Midyear Reductions or Suspensions of Employer & Matching Contributions to 401(k) and Defined Contribution Plans [Mintz]
Considerations for Obtaining Spousal Consent at a (Remote) Social Distance [Morgan Lewis]
FAQs Regarding COVID-19 and Governmental Retirement Plans [Ice Miller]
CARES Act and Defined Benefit Plans [Spencer Fane]
Re-Thinking Fringe Benefits for Your Newly-Remote Workforce? Do You Know Whether They’re Taxable? (The IRS Will…) [Foley & Lardner]
Reopening and Rehiring During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Critical Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Considerations [Littler]
A Chronology of COVID-19 Relief for ERISA Plans [Verrill]
Employee Benefits Considerations for Reopening in 2020 [Troutman Pepper]
Bereavement Leave and Employee Support Amid COVID-19 [Blank Rome]
Leave Donation Programs for COVID-19 [Groom]
COVID-19: Life and Disability Insurance Coverage [Barclay Damon]
CARES Act Brings Compensation, Benefits, and Payroll Tax Changes [Morgan Lewis]
Dependent Care Assistance Programs & COVID-19 [GCG Financial]
COVID-19 and the Workplace: A Six-Month Recap [Buck]
Navigating Expense Reimbursement for "Work From Home" Employees [McGuire Woods]
COVID-19 Liability Waivers: Pros and Cons [HR Daily Advisor]
How To Balance School Re-Openings And COVID-19 Workplace Leave: FAQs For Employers [Fisher Phillips]
Bouncing Back: A List of Statewide Return to Work Protocols [Littler]
An Employee Has COVID-19—Now What? An Employer’s Quick 7-Step Guide [Fisher Phillips]
Checklist: Re-opening Strategies and Return to Work Policies After COVID-19 Outbreak [K&L Gates]
Post-Pandemic Back-To-Business FAQs For Employers [Fisher Phillips]
How Multiemployer Funds Should Talk about the Coronavirus [Segal]
COVID-19 Resources for Employers [Mercer]
Director-General declares the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic [WHO]
Getting your workplace ready for COVID-19 [WHO]
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic [WHO]
Back to Business: Checklist for Multinational Employers [Mayer Brown]
International Employment Challenges Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic [Epstein Becker Green]
The Price of Not Paying the Price: Employers Deferring Pension Contributions Face Other Restrictions [Blakes]
Ontario Introduces Temporary Funding Relief for Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Hicks Morley]
What investing concerns are keeping pension plan sponsors up at night? [Benefits Canada]
COVID-19: Pensions Regulatory Updates Across Canada [Blakes]
New Temporary Relief Measures for Supplemental Pension Plans in Quebec [Blakes]
How are pension plans conducting due diligence amid physical distancing? [Canadian Investment Review]
Department of Finance Announces Additional Relief Measures Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic [Bennett Jones]
Practical considerations in pension plan administration during COVID-19 [Borden Ladner Gervais]
Pension Regulatory Guidance and Measures Related to COVID-19 Pandemic (Updated) [Bennett Jones]
Pension plan sponsors advised to stress test as regulators shift focus to second wave [Benefits Canada]
Canada’s New Employment Measures Look to Address COVID-19 Effects [Blakes]
Canada COVID-19 Related Leaves of Absences and Income Replacement Benefits [The Larkin Company]
Quebec Implements a Protective Measure for Employees Who are Absent from Work to Self-Isolate Due to COVID-19 [Stikeman Elliott]
Ontario Extends the Infectious Disease Emergency Leave and Delays Layoffs under the ESA until January 2, 2021 [Bennett Jones]
Canadian employers enhancing well-being programs in response to pandemic: survey [Benefits Canada]
How can employers support staff with children during pandemic schooling? [Benefits Canada]
Don’t Get Schooled: Know How to Address Requests for Leaves and Accommodation in this COVID-19 School Year [CCPartners]
Details of Extensive Changes to Employment Insurance and New Income Support Benefits Announced [Hicks Morley]
Pandemic will fundamentally change benefits, pension plans: consultants [Benefits Canada]
Carry Forward of Health Care Spending Account Credits Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic [Bennett Jones]
Cross-Country Review of New Leaves of Absence Created in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis [Littler]
COVID-19: Back to Work Guide for International Employers [FordHarrison]
What does the Covid-19 pandemic mean for international benefit strategies? [Employee Benefits Co UK]
Covid-19 Watch: Confusion [Alan Whiteside]
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic [WHO]
COVID-19 Global Employer Guide [Baker McKenzie]
Resources for Canadian Businesses [Trade Commissioner]
Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba, Québec, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Yukon, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut, Northwest Territories
Health Authorities Ask All Travellers Returning from Outside Canada to Self-Isolate for 14 Days [Hicks Morley]
COVID-19 – Questions and Answers for Employers [Hicks Morley]
How are insurers working with plan sponsors amid coronavirus pandemic? [Benefits Canada]
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak [WHO]
8 Questions Employers Should Ask About Coronavirus [Harvard Business Review]
Roundup: Coronavirus (COVID-19) updated resources for employers (alphabetical by country) [Mercer]
Coronavirus: Key employment legal issues for multinational employers [DLA Piper]
The Coronavirus in the International Workplace – How Do Multinational Employers React Appropriately? [Orrick]