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WHAT: The American Rescue Plan had a surprise: an employer-funded COBRA subsidy mandate starting April 1, 2021 and lasting through the end of September 2021. The bigger surprise: there is an 18-month look back.  You must comply with new Notice … Read More

Beginning April 1, 2021, COBRA eligible employees–even those who previously declined COBRA–can receive up to six months of free coverage. WHAT: The 6-month extended benefit period is part of the stimulus bill or the American Rescue Plan act (ARP) which we … Read More

The American Rescue Plan’s Employer Impact After months of debate, the House and the Senate have agreed on the latest stimulus bill, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. While the Plan does not include the most contested section of the … Read More

From the Land of Enchantment (and Breaking Bad) comes the first federal lawsuit over vaccine refusal.  A New Mexico corrections officer is refusing his public employer’s mandate to be vaccinated against COVID-19. His argument? The vaccine is not fully FDA … Read More

The Union Guy is at it again. The House passed the Biden Administration’s PRO Act yesterday and it is a doozy. Unions have tried for years to get this law on the books. Titled “Protecting the Right to Organize Act … Read More