DOL Addresses Duration of Outbreak Period Compliance Extensions Due to COVID-19 | Practical Law
The Department of Labor (DOL), in coordination with the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Treasury (collectively, the Departments), has issued guidance addressing the duration of "outbreak period" compliance extensions for certain benefits-related deadlines and timeframes due to COVID-19, the disease that results from SARS-CoV-2 (EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2021-01 (Feb. 26, 2021)). The guidance addresses the effect of a one-year statutory limit and includes examples regarding specific compliance contexts.