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To read this Alert in PDF format, click here. The last few months have seen a dizzying amount of COVID-19-inspired federal legislation, regulations, and agency guidance affecting employee welfare benefit plans.  Last week, we published an Alert describing how the IRS had increased the maximum annual carryover limit for Health […]

During the 2020 Special Session, the Kansas Legislature presented to Governor Laura Kelly HB 2016.  HB 2016 is a response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas. HB 2016 provides, among other things, certain relief related to healthcare issues during this public health emergency. Governor Kelly signed the bill on […]

To read this Alert in PDF format, click here. If you offer a Health Flexible Spending Account (“Health FSA”) to your employees, you are probably already familiar with the rules that apply, including the following: Participants must make an election during open enrollment as to how much, if anything, they […]

The anxiety that has been caused by the new coronavirus has sparked numerous conversations about what documents a person needs as part of an estate plan.  A quality estate plan should encompass more than just a Last Will or Revocable Trust Agreement.  The estate plan should also include incapacity documents, such […]

Text Messaging in the Workplace – Think Before You Send Text messaging has changed the way healthcare providers communicate with one another in the workplace. Most providers carry smartphones or tablets with them throughout the day, and many use these devices to send and receive patient data through encrypted text […]

Many of the deadlines that normally apply to employer-sponsored group health plans and other types of welfare benefit plans have effectively been suspended as a result of a newly issued regulation from the Department of Labor (“DOL”) and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). To read this Alert in PDF format, click […]

By Krystle Dalke To view and download this Alert as a pdf, click here.  We recently published an alert discussing the Paycheck Protection Program (the “Program”) provided in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security or “CARES Act”.  Additionally, businesses and private non-profit organizations can also apply for loans and […]

When a new law is enacted, it normally takes months and sometimes years before regulations are issued.  But that is not the case with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”). On April 1, scarcely two weeks after the Act was enacted, and on the very day the Act […]

On Friday, March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, commonly known as the CARES Act.  Although the CARES Act is a complicated law with a dizzying array of provisions, the focus of this Alert is strictly on those parts that affect eligible retirement […]

CRISIS CREATES OPPORTUNITY: The Coronavirus’s Perfect Estate Planning Storm To read this alert as a pdf, click here. First know that we are praying for you, your family and your community in this challenging time. This is a frightening time not only for your health, but also for your economic […]