- Family leave;
- Paid sick leave;
- Civic duty leave;
- Voting leave;
- Military and military spouse leave;
- Bone marrow and blood donation leave;
- Adoptive parents leave;
- Bereavement leave;
- Domestic violence leave; and
- Emergency responder leave.
Monday, March 29, 2021
Overview of Employment Leave Laws
Thursday, March 25, 2021
COBRA Subsidy Provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act

ARPA subsidies cover the full cost of COBRA or mini-COBRA premiums from April 1, 2021, through Sept. 30, 2021, for employees (and their qualifying family members), if the employee lost or loses group health insurance due to an involuntary job loss or reduction in work hours. The subsidy applies to people who are still within their original COBRA or mini-COBRA coverage period, for the length of that coverage period, even if they declined or dropped COBRA or mini-COBRA coverage earlier.
Friday, March 19, 2021
The American Rescue Plan Act — Pension Relief
On March 11, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act. This $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill includes provisions for much-needed aid for single employer and multiemployer defined benefit plans.
For single employer DB plans, the total value of all participants’ accrued benefits as of the beginning of the year is known as the plan’s “funding target.” The value of the increase in the funding target from the beginning of the year to the end of the year is the “target normal cost.” The excess of the funding target over the total amount of the plan’s assets is considered a “funding shortfall.”
To ease the burden of funding shortfalls for single employer DB plans, plan sponsors were permitted to amortize (spread) contributions needed to make up for these shortfalls over seven years. The American Rescue Plan Act allows plan sponsors to extend this period to 15 years. Since the required contribution a plan sponsor must make equals the target normal cost plus the shortfall amortization, this bill is expected to bring welcome assistance to plan sponsors suffering financial hardship due to the pandemic.
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Benefits and Marketplace Trends Through the Lens of COVID-19
- Cost Increases
- Expansion of Virtual Health Care
- Changes to HSA Marketplace
For more information on healthcare and employee benefits changes, read this edition of Benefits Insights and contact HANYS Benefit Services by email or by calling (800) 388-1963.
This is not intended to be exhaustive nor should any discussion or opinions be construed as professional advice. © 2021 Zywave, Inc. All rights reserved.
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Making Every Bite Count
- Follow a healthy dietary pattern at every life stage.
- Customize your foods and beverages to reflect personal preferences, cultural traditions and budgets.
- Focus on meeting food group needs with nutrient-dense foods and beverages, while staying within calorie limits.
- Limit foods and beverages high in added sugars, saturated fats and sodium.
This is not intended to be exhaustive nor should any discussion or opinions be construed as professional advice. © 2021 Zywave, Inc. All rights reserved.
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