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MARCH 11, 2021

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R. 1319. Available at [link]. Congress has passed, and the President is expected to sign, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), creating a 100% COBRA premium subsidy and additional COBRA enrollment rights for certain employees (and their families) who have lost group health plan coverage due to an involuntary termination of employment or reduction of hours.

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Deal Law Wire

MARCH 11, 2021

It is no secret that during 2020 and into 2021 the COVID-19 pandemic has created massive disruptions for a variety of industries. One such example is the movement of health care services online in order to adhere to social distancing guidelines. A wide variety of technology and applications to facilitate this, referred to as telehealth or telemedicine technology, are gaining momentum.

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 11, 2021

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R. 1319. Available at [link]. Congress has passed, and the President is expected to sign, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), providing sweeping COVID-19 relief that includes several benefits-related provisions. A 100% COBRA premium subsidy has drawn perhaps the most attention (see our Checkpoint article ), but other items are also of interest to group health plan sponsors, administrators, and advisors.

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 11, 2021

QUESTION: Our company would like to simplify reimbursements for business travel expenses by paying employees a fixed amount for each travel day regardless of incurred expenses. How can we keep the per diem payments from being treated as income to our employees, and how would those payments affect employees’ expense reporting? ANSWER: Per diem payments are often used to simplify compliance with the accountable plan rules that allow business travel reimbursements to be excluded from employees’ g

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Speaker: Susan Spencer, Principal of Spencer Communications

Intent signal data can go a long way toward shortening sales cycles and closing more deals. The challenge is deciding which is the best type of intent data to help your company meet its sales and marketing goals. In this webinar, Susan Spencer, fractional CMO and principal of Spencer Communications, will unpack the differences between contact-level and company-level intent signals.

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 11, 2021

U.S. Department of Labor Statement Regarding Enforcement of Its Final Rules on ESG Investments and Proxy Voting by Employee Benefit Plans (Mar. 10, 2021). Available at [link]. The DOL has announced that it will not enforce recently issued regulations on the selection of retirement plan investments and proxy voting while it reviews the regulations for possible changes.

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