End of Year Benefits Compliance Considerations
Employee Benefits / Webinars / Latest Compliance Webinar We are pleased to share the recording of our recent compliance webinar in case you missed it or wish to see it again. In the final Valent Group compliance webinar of 2024, the benefits attorneys at Maynard...
Strategies for Curbing Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Abuse
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) protects employees who are dealing with a serious health condition or managing care for a loved one. The law applies to companies with 50 or more employees and affords qualified individuals up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year...
Compliance ✔- ARPA COBRA Subsidy – Model Notices and FAQs
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued FAQs and model notices for the COBRA premium assistance provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). As a reminder, ARPA provides a 100% subsidy for employer-sponsored group health insurance continued under COBRA and similar...
Identifying Fake Face Coverings
OSHA recently shared a resource from Health Professionals & Allied Employees (HPAE) to help employers and employees determine if the respirators they are using are fake/counterfeit. Since the pandemic began, there has been a shortage of personal protective...