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COBRA
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Employment & Labor
LAW ALERT: Department Of Labor Issues Model Notices For The Extended COBRA Subsidy
By Beth V. West
On January 19, 2010, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued model notices to help plan administrators and employers comply with COBRA notice requirements as dictated by the American Recovery and…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
New Model COBRA Notices Are Finally Released by United States Department of Labor
Several weeks after the passage of an extension of the COBRA subsidy provisions, the United States Department of Labor has finally released its model notices for employers to use. …
Employment Law
President Obama Extends the COBRA Premium Subsidy Period Until February 28, 2010
On December 21, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 (the “Act”). Among other things, the Act extends the COBRA premium subsidy previously…
Lancaster Law Blog
Updated COBRA Continuation Links on the Department of Labor Website
The United States Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration released two new resource links on the COBRA Continuation coverage. Fact Sheet: COBRA Premium Reduction COBRA Premium Reduction Extension Provision…
InsureReinsure
COBRA Premium Subsidy Extended
On December 19, 2009, President Obama signed into law an extension to the COBRA premium subsidy, extending both the period of eligibility for, and the length of, the premium subsidy.
Lancaster Law Blog
COBRA Subsidy Extended
Legislation enacted by Congress and signed by President Obama on December 21, 2009, extends the ARRA COBRA premium reduction eligibility for two months, from December 31, 2009 to February 28,…
Employment Law
ARRA COBRA Subsidy Set to End As of December 31, 2009
As employers who have experienced employee terminations within the past fifteen (15) months are aware, the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”) provides a COBRA premium subsidy of…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
COBRA Subsidy Coming to an End, Kind Of – What Employers Need to Know
UPDATED This week, both the Hartford Courant and the Hartford Business Journal, have run lengthy articles suggesting that the COBRA subsidy -- which went into effect in February of this year…
Lancaster Law Blog
Update on the COBRA Subsidy and When it Will End
We have posted on the 65% COBRA subsidy several times since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was enacted. ARRA provided for a premium subsidy for COBRA continuation health…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Gross Misconduct under COBRA – Strategies for Compliance
One of the great mysteries in the employment law arena is what is "gross misconduct" under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA). A provocative article published in the latest…