Coronavirus COVID-19 Information & Resources
Keep current on the evolving situtation, regulations, and resources for employers during these unprecidented times.
S1E17V – Employer Guide to Coronavirus in Workplace- Part 1
https://advancedbenefitconsulting.com/employer-guide-to-coronavirus-in-workplace-part-1/
Podcast Host Dorothy Cociu provides an Employer Guide to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Workplace – Part One. She discusses California Dept of Labor Commissioner’s FAQs on how Paid Sick Leave, Child Day Care closings, Exempt Employee Status and more relates to COVID-19 , as well as What Your Health Plan Has to Cover, Costs of Screening and Testing, and many other common employer questions. As this was being released, the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act was passed, so Dorothy edited in some preliminary information on this new federal law, as she knew at the time of this recording. Note that additional, more detailed information on FFCRA will be included in the next podcast (Employer Guide to the Coronavirus in the Workplace -Part 2). The final bill that was signed into law was modified slightly, so Part 2 will cover those changes and provide more helpful information to employers.Advice from Providence Health and St Joseph Health
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COVID-19 News Updates
Coronavirus COVID-19-resources
Government agencies have been issuing guidance to help employers and employees understand how COVID-19 affects health benefit plans and coverage. We have provided links to the referenced materials, as well as some additional guidance on COVID-19, that might be of assistance for your business.
http://www.ochealthinfo.com/phs/about/epidasmt/epi/dip/prevention/novel_coronavirus
Information Sources for More Guideance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Essential Health Benefits: https://www.cms.gov/CCIIO/Resources/Fact-Sheets-and-FAQs/Downloads/EHB-Benchmark-Coverage-of-COVID-19.pdf
California Department of Insurance (CDI): Health
Insurance Policies: http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0250-insurers/0300-insurers/0200-bulletins/bulletin-notices-commiss-opinion/upload/COVID-19-Screening-and-Testing.pdf
California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC):
HMOs: http://www.dmhc.ca.gov/Portals/0/Docs/OPL/APL-COVID-19WaiverOfCostShare3-5-20Final.pdf
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):
Individual and Small Group Market Insurance Coverage: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/03052020-individual-small-market-covid-19-fact-sheet.pdf
Internal Revenue Service (IRS): HSAs (Notice
2020-15): https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-20-15.pdf
California Labor & Workforce Development
Agency: Resources for Employers and Workers—including a chart of
“Benefits for Workers Impacted by COVID-19”: https://www.labor.ca.gov/coronavirus2019/
California Labor Commissioner: California Paid
Sick Leave: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/2019-Novel-Coronavirus.htm
San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement
(OLSE): San Francisco Paid Sick Leave: https://sfgov.org/olse/san-francisco-paid-sick-leave-coronavirus
United States Department of Labor (DOL):
FMLA: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmla/pandemic
California Employment Development Department (EDD):
SDI, PFL, and UI: https://edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019.htm
California Labor Commissioner: Cal/OSHA: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/coronavirus/Health-Care-General-Industry.html
United States Department of Labor (DOL):
FLSA: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa/pandemic
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):
Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cms-issues-guidance-help-medicare-advantage-and-part-d-plans-respond-covid-19
United States Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS): HIPAA Privacy: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/february-2020-hipaa-and-novel-coronavirus.pdf
Employers