Tue.Dec 22, 2020

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Year-End Appropriations and COVID-19 Relief Legislation Includes Many Employee Benefit Plan Provisions

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, H.R. 133 (Dec. 21, 2020). Rules Committee Print available at [link]. Congress has passed, and the President is expected to sign, year-end appropriations legislation that includes a variety of provisions affecting employer-sponsored benefit plans—some relating to the COVID-19 public health emergency and others with broader applicability.

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Are trade compliance managers prepared for post-Brexit tariffs and import/export protocols?

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As the January 1, 2021 deadline for Brexit negotiations rapidly approaches, it is still unclear whether the United Kingdom and the European Union will reach a trade agreement or go their separate ways under World Trade Organization rules. Regardless of the eventual trade arrangement that materializes between the UK and EU in 2021, multinationals will face the herculean task of understanding and responding to a flurry of new border protocols, trade regulations, and supply chain uncertainties.