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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Wisconsin; Office of the Commissioner of Insurance · Wisconsin
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- Wis. Stat. § 601.41
- Issued
- 2020-03-26 Mar. 26, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-26
- End
- During the public health emergency (read as 2020-09-30)
- In force
- Mar. 26, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Other
- Addressees
- insurers
- agents and interested parties
- Functions reached
- IN group health insurers (eligibility rules relaxed)
- HR employee benefits administration of small employers with furloughed and reduced-hour staff
- WF
- Character
- context
- Collection
- State insurance and banking regulators AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING
Operative words
OCI has received questions regarding insurers' and employers' ability to continue group insurance to employees whose hours are being reduced below 30 hours per week or those being placed on furlough. Some employers have indicated their wish to maintain their employees' active employee status for insurance purposes and to contribute to monthly premiums for employees no longer working 30 hours or placed on furlough.
Enforcement
Notes
The regulator's record, at March 26, 2020, that employers were reducing hours below 30 per week and placing employees on furlough.
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