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COBRA
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Employee Benefits Law Report
Promising Health Care Plan Benefits in Excess of Plan Terms Can be More Costly Than Anticipated
We occasionally hear that an employer wants to promise greater health care coverage than is provided under the plan terms, either in a sympathetic scenario, or to facilitate a separation.…
Benefit Notes
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
By Stinson LLP
A recent Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals case considered a situation that we have seen in our practice: An employee gets sick, goes out on FMLA leave, and then is placed…
Benefit Notes
After 20 Years the IRS Issues COBRA Examination Guidelines
In 1993, the IRS assembled a task force to develop guidelines for field agents to conduct COBRA examinations and compliance checks. However, these guidelines were not released to the…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
President Signs Bill Extending COBRA Premium Subsidy (Retroactively) to May 31, 2010
Late Thursday night, President Obama signed a measure that extends the COBRA premium subsidy for another two months -- to May 31, 2010. The subsidy had expired on March 31,…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
COBRA Ensures Continued Health Insurance Coverage
Every employee assumes or hopes he will not be fired. But, if you get fired, you need to understand your COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985) rights. COBRA is…
Southwest Florida Business and IP Blog
Update: DOL Issues New COBRA Notices
The Department of Labor recently issued updated COBRA model notices to assist employers in complying with the recently enacted Temporary Extension Act of 2010 ("TEA"). The DOL website has the following model…
Lancaster Law Blog
COBRA Subsidy Extended Through March 31, 2010
The COBRA subsidy, originally outlined in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and subsequently extended, covered involuntary terminations through February 28, 2010. Without another extension, employees involuntarily terminated beginning March…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
President Signs Bill Extending COBRA Subsidy For One Month; To be Applied Retroactively
Late Tuesday night, the Senate approved and the President signed a bill that , among other things, extends the COBRA subsidy (that had expired on February 28, 2010) to March 31,…
Southwest Florida Business and IP Blog
Unemployment Compensation and COBRA Benefits Set to Expire Today
Federal unemployment compensation and COBRA benefits expire tonight due to a gridlocked vote in the Senate. As FOXNews reports: Unemployment insurance and COBRA benefits will expire Sunday for millions of…
Alabama Employment Law Report
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ISSUES UPDATED MODEL COBRA NOTICES
The Department of Labor released 3 model notice packages to help group health plans and employers provide notice on the availability of the extension of COBRA continuation coverage under the…