Broker Regulation

As employers look forward to a new year, there will undoubtedly be lingering and prevalent effects from 2020.

One of the many components of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 is the "No Surprises Act." This section of the new law does not directly address COVID-19 economic relief, but instead gets at a longstanding health policy concern, the issue of "surprise" balance billing.

Across the federal bureaucracy, there is an expectation that Biden's regulatory and enforcement agencies will take a more broadly focused consumer protection lane.

The new administration maintains that the plan could provide emergency paid leave to an additional 106 million Americans.

A new wave of COVID relief options for cafeteria plan sponsors is here.

The new economic stimulus measure expands and improves upon the Paycheck Protection Program and the Employee Retention Tax Credit, which are helping companies continue to employ and pay their employees through the economic downturn, including by offsetting employee benefit costs.