On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”). The ARPA mandated several important changes for both employers and employees. One of these is potentially significant for both: full subsidies for employer-paid COBRA premiums. The ARPA requires employers to provide temporary, fully subsidized COBRA continuation coverage premiums for certain individuals for up to six months. Employers will be able to recover the subsidized premiums by claiming a tax credit.
The benefits provided to employers and employees are available to COBRA ...
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into the law the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) containing $1.9 trillion in financial stimulus. Though not highly publicized, the ARPA provides important relief related to plan funding for both single employer and multiemployer pension plans. This article will focus solely on the single employer pension plan provisions of the ARPA.
Pension plans are required to maintain certain funding levels. Funding levels are determined by a series of complex calculations usually performed by actuaries hired by plan sponsors. These ...