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COBRA
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Compensation & Benefits Blog
COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Includes Six Months of Free COBRA Health Coverage
By Paul M. Hamburger, Roberta Chevlowe
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”), which was just passed by Congress and will be sent to President Biden for signature, includes an opportunity for free COBRA coverage…
Benefits Law Advisor
COVID-19 Deadline Extensions—No More Time Outs but No Single Deadline Either!!
By Brian M. Johnston, Joy M. Napier-Joyce, Monique Warren
We recently provided an update on the looming end date for COBRA and other deadline extensions and the uncertainty that continues to add to the administrative burdens without more clarity…
Benefits Law Advisor
COVID-19 Deadline Extensions—Still Relevant to Plan Sponsors?
By Craig A. Day
In May of 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released joint-agency guidance that extended several important deadlines for employees, including COBRA election and payment deadlines,…
Beneficially Yours
One-Year Expiration of Outbreak Period: Pandemic Rages On, But It’s (Probably) Time to Pay Your COBRA Premiums
Seyfarth Synopsis: As you’ll recall, last Spring, the DOL and IRS issued guidelines providing relief from certain deadlines for employee benefit plans, retroactive to March 1, 2020 (i.e., the beginning…
Health Care Reform Dashboard
COBRA Subsidies Included in Latest Stimulus Proposal
By Edward I. Leeds, G'nece Jones
Group health plan sponsors and administrators may soon need to introduce changes to their offer of continued coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA). The House…
Labor Days
DOL Outbreak Period Relief for Employee Benefit Plan Participants Scheduled to End Soon
By Pamela D. Kaplan, Richard S. Chargar, Victoria E. Anderson
As described in our client advisory of May 6, 2020, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) temporarily suspended the deadlines for employee benefit plan participants to exercise HIPAA special enrollment…
Employment & Labor
When COBRA Meets COVID-19: Concerns for Plan Administrators and TPAs
By Jean Tomasco
Below is an excerpt of an article that has been published in the ERISA Report, the semi-annual newsletter issued by the Defense Research Institute (DRI) Life, Health and Disability/ERISA Committee.…
Health Care and Life Sciences
When COBRA Meets COVID-19: Concerns for Plan Administrators and TPAs
By Jean Tomasco
Below is an excerpt of an article that has been published in the ERISA Report, the semi-annual newsletter issued by the Defense Research Institute (DRI) Life, Health and Disability/ERISA Committee.…
COVID-19 Workplace Law Advisor
COBRA Compliance Through a COVID-19 Lens
By Suzanne G. Odom, Kathryn W. Wheeler, CEBS
Over the last few weeks, we have seen significant changes affecting COBRA compliance. Employers should contact their COBRA administrators to discuss the best practices in light of these developments, which…
Benefits Law Advisor
COBRA Compliance Through a COVID-19 Lens
By Suzanne G. Odom, Kathryn W. Wheeler, CEBS
Over the last few weeks, we have seen significant changes affecting COBRA compliance. Employers should contact their COBRA administrators to discuss the best practices in light of these developments, which…