Telehealth Extension Update
Since January 1, 2020, temporary relief has permitted high deductible health plans (HDHPs) to provide telehealth services at low or no cost ...
COVID-19
CMS Requests Extended Special Enrollment Period for Individuals Losing Medicaid Coverage
During the COVID-19 pandemic, relief was provided to Medicaid enrollees by pausing Medicaid coverage terminations and allowing coverage to continue ...
IRS Clarifies Prior Guidance on COVID-19 Testing and Treatment for HDHPs
On June 23, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2023-37, clarifying that a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) can provide coverage ...
[Updated]: Guidance Issued as Employers Navigate the End of the COVID-19 Emergency Declarations
Recently, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (collectively “the Departments”) issued guidance in the form of ...
[Updated]: Public Health Emergency Extended Once Again: Impact to Group Health Plans
Effective October 13, 2022, the COVID-19 public health emergency once again was extended through January 11, 2023 by the Department of Health and Human ...
[Updated]: COVID-19 Emergency Declarations Anticipated to Expire: Impact to Group Health Plans
Update on 4/18/2023: The Department of Labor (DOL) has informally commented that the Outbreak Period will continue to run through...
Colorado and Oregon Updates on Non-COVID Sick Leave
At the outset of COVID-19, many states put sick leave laws into place specifically for absences due to COVID-19, while ...
DHS Extends Temporary I-9 Virtual Verification for Certain Remote Employees through July 2023
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has issued an additional extension of the ...
[Updated] New York Requires Paid COVID-19 Vaccine Leave
On March 12, Governor Cuomo signed Senate Bill S2588A (the “Bill” or “Act”) which amends New York Labor Law and ...
Adapting Sequoia Workplace to the New World of Work
When we launched Sequoia Workplace (formerly the Return to Work Center) in June 2020, we could not have anticipated the many ...
[Updated] California Approves Cal-OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Standards
On November 19, 2020, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board approved emergency temporary COVID-19 standards (“emergency standards”) for health and ...
[Updated] All Colorado Employers Must Provide Public Health Emergency Paid Sick Leave Beginning January 1, 2021
On December 23, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment’s Division of Labor Standards and Statistics (Department) issued an Interpretive ...