| Congress Raises Debt Ceiling as Reconciliation Debate Continues |
| While the dangers of default are no longer immediately on the horizon, the law sets up a new deadline for early December, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stated this week that Democrats should not expect any GOP assistance then. Without any conservative votes to break the 60 votes required by the filibuster, Senate Democrats would need to… Read More |
| Compliance Now: Clarification on Outbreak Period COBRA Deadlines |
| February 2021 guidance then clarified that the “extension” created by the “outbreak period” cannot exceed one year. At the end of the year-long extensions, the original deadlines associated with COBRA would apply. The emergency relief extended the following COBRA timeframes… Read More |
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