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Health & Welfare Plans Newsletter
April 16, 2021
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[Guidance Overview]
Is an Asymptomatic COVID-19 Positive Employee Eligible for FMLA Leave?
"If an employee tests positive for COVID-19 -- and even if they are asymptomatic -- you should recognize ... a potential need for FMLA leave.... When the employee tests positive and must quarantine, even if asymptomatic, send the Notice of Eligibility and medical certification to be completed by the health care provider." [Payne v. Woods Services Medical Practice Group, No. 20-4651 (E.D. Penn. Feb. 16, 2021)] MORE >>
FMLA Insights
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[Guidance Overview]
Which Is Better: Dependent Care FSA or the Tax Credit?
"In considering whether to increase the dependent care FSA limit for 2021 only, ... employers should consider: [1] How many employees participate in the dependent care FSA ... [2] Would increasing the dependent care FSA limit cause the plan to fail nondiscrimination testing ... [3] Are there any potential system issues related to the mid-year dependent care FSA increase that might make the increase impractical?" MORE >>
Mercer
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[Guidance Overview]
The Combination Health FSA
"Coverage under a general purpose health FSA for the employee or spouse is disqualifying coverage for both individuals.... Coverage under a limited purpose health FSA does not block HSA eligibility because it does not reimburse non-preventive medical expenses." MORE >>
ABD Insurance & Financial Services
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[Opinion]
Lawsuit Threatens No-Charge Preventive Care for Millions
"The plaintiffs cite religious and free-market objections to the ACA requirement in their class action suit against the government seeking to halt enforcement of the requirement." [Kelley v. Azar, No. 20-283 (N.D. Tex. Feb. 25, 2021)] MORE >>
Kaiser Health News
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[Opinion]
Michigan Joins Coalition in Defending States' Rights to Regulate Health Insurance and Protect Consumers
"The coalition filed [a] brief in ... a case that challenged the [DOL's] conclusion that a scheme-under which users obtain health insurance in exchange for sharing data as they browse the internet-failed to qualify as an 'employee benefit plan' under [ERISA]." MORE >>
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