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COBRA
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Employee Benefits Blog
Court Cases Challenge English-Only COBRA Election Procedures
By Judith Wethall, Anthony A. Bongiorno, McDermott Will & Emery
Two pending federal cases could reveal situations in which employers with a significant multi-lingual workforce should provide translated versions of their COBRA election materials. Continue reading.
Benefits Law Advisor
Loss of COBRA Subsidies – A Marketplace Conundrum
While helping employers craft severance packages, we have often cautioned that a well-meaning offer by an employer to subsidize a former employee’s COBRA coverage for a period of time can…
Compensation & Benefits Blog
Trade Act Reinstates Expired Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC)
By Justin Alex, Paul M. Hamburger
As of December 22, 2015, IRS Notice 2016-02 supersedes certain information in this blog entry. On July 6, 2015, President Obama signed the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015. Among…
Employment Law Matters
Employees suspended without pay may be entitled to COBRA notice.
The Comprehensive Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (COBRA) – part of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) - imposes an obligation on a healthcare coverage plan administrator to…
California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog
Separation Anxiety: The ABCs of Affordable Care Act & Covered California at Separation From Employment
By Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
By Dana Howells and Ben Conley Post-termination medical coverage costs can be a powerful inducement for some employees losing their jobs to sign a separation agreement releasing legal claims. In…
Louisiana Law Blog
New Model COBRA Notices
By Michael Lowe
The U.S. Department of Labor, in conjunction with the IRS and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has issued new model COBRA notices. The revised notices provide information to…
Health Law Rx
New Rules Would Amend COBRA Notification Requirements to Include ACA Alternatives
The U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") has proposed new rules that would revise an employer’s notification requirements under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ("COBRA") to align them…
Health Care Reform Dashboard
New FAQs Address Effect of Affordable Care Act on COBRA and Other Matters
By Jean C. Hemphill, Edward I. Leeds, Sharon M. Marshall, Brian M. Pinheiro, Diane A. Thompson
In a wide-ranging set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) and other guidance, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services have addressed a number of issues pertaining to…
Health Law
COBRA, Cost-Sharing, and Other Matters Clarified in the Affordable Care Act’s Nineteenth Set of FAQs
On May 2, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Health and Human Services, and Department of Labor (the “Departments”) collectively released the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) nineteenth set of…
Benefit Notes
You Can be Liable for COBRA Even if You do Not Meet Statutory Requirements
By Stinson LLP
Small employers (those who normally employ fewer than 20 full-time equivalent employees during the preceding year) are not subject to health care continuation requirements under the law known as “COBRA.”…