Legal Alert: What Employers are Subject to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)?

March 31, 2020

Updated 04/01/20 Which Employers Are Subject To The Act? The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was signed into law on March 18, 2020. That law includes the new Emergency Paid Sick... Read more »

Legal Alert: FFCRA Employee Notice

March 26, 2020

The Department of Labor (DOL) released the notice that employers are required to post in their workplaces in relation to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). A copy of the notice... Read more »

Commercial Property Insurance and COVID-19

March 24, 2020

At Austin & Co. we are committed to our clients during this extraordinary time. We want to provide information as quickly as possible. To that end, the Department of Financial Services in New... Read more »

Legal Alert: Collecting Premiums During Employee’s Leave of Absence

March 23, 2020

This article was last review on April 10, 2020. When an employee takes an unpaid leave of absence, the question arises on how an employer should collect benefit premium payments to continue... Read more »

Legal Alert: Notice Requirements When Making Health Plan Design Changes

March 21, 2020

This alert was updated on 04/16/20. As employers work to stay financially solvent during the COVID-19 pandemic, many are looking to change their health plan designs in order to ensure... Read more »

COVID-19 and DCAPs, FSAs, and Transit Benefit Concerns

March 20, 2020

This alert was updated on 5/13/2020. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers are dealing with how to handle employees requesting to make changes to their Section 125 or Cafeteria Plan... Read more »

Congress Passes Families First Coronavirus Response Act

March 19, 2020

On March 18, Congress passed, and President Trump signed into law, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The FFCRA is a bipartisan effort to help employers and individuals alike in... Read more »

Offering Telehealth to Employees Not Eligible for Group Health Plans

March 18, 2020

Many employers that sponsor group health plans have portions of their employee population that are not eligible for the group health plan, typically because they are part-time employees. Employers... Read more »

Our Response to COVID-19

March 18, 2020

To our clients and friends: The health and safety of our employees, clients and friends is of utmost importance to us. As such, we wanted to let you know about the implementation of our business... Read more »

COVID-19 Update Employee Terminations, Furloughs, and Lay-offs: COBRA, Reinstatement, and Closed Businesses

March 18, 2020

This alert was updated on 04/10/20. As much of the country is locked-down due to coronavirus 19 (COVID-19), employers have concerns regarding their employee benefit programs. This may stem... Read more »