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Stacy Barrow, Esq. |
Friday, February 26, 2021
The Department of Labor (DOL) has released Notice 2021-01, which clarifies the end date for the reliefprovided in April 2020 under Notice 2020-01. Per the latest guidance, individuals (and plans) are granted reliefbased on their own...
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Stacy Barrow, Esq. |
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Since 2019, employers faced uncertainty regarding the status of wellness program incentives under the ADA and GINA. On January 7, 2021, the EEOC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Wellness Programs Under the ADA and GINA that...
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Stacy Barrow, Esq. |
Thursday, December 24, 2020
After weeks of negotiations, Congress overwhelmingly passed a second COVID-19 stimulus package – the COVID-Related Tax Relief Act of 2020 (COVIDTRA) and the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 (TCDTR), both...
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Stacy Barrow, Esq. |
Thursday, December 3, 2020
The IRS has released Notice 2020-84, which sets the applicable PCORI fee for plan years ending between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021 at $2.66 per covered life. As a reminder, the PCORI was established as part of the Affordable...
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Jim White, Executive Director, Nonprofit Association of Oregon |
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
As you plan your year-end charitable donation, remember that the CARES Act passed in late March instituted a provision allowing people to deduct $300 for charitable contributions. Here are the details: If a person is married and filing...
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