In 1986, Congress passed the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act to give employees and their families a temporary extension of healthcare benefits once their employment ended.
Now, 25 years later, many HR professionals are still scratching their heads as they try to decipher COBRA regs and deadlines -- from deciding which employees...
By John R. Hickman, Ashley Gillihan, and Johann Lee Alston & Bird, LLP
On March 2, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (Act). The Act contains several modifications to the COBRA subsidy rules originally included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and later modified by the...
By John R. Hickman, Ashley Gillihan, and Johann LeeAlston & Bird, LLP
On March 2, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (Act). The Act contains several modifications to the COBRA subsidy rules originally included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and later modified by the...
President Barack Obama recently signed legislation into law that extends the original federal COBRA subsidy created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. American employers now face daunting new notice and paperwork requirements (and financial challenges), as this new legislation allows certain individuals to get back on COBRA...
By John R. Hickman, Ashley Gillihan, Johann Lee, and Carolyn E. SmithAlston & Bird, LLP
On December 19, 2009, President Barack Obama signed an expansion of the COBRA premium subsidy originally adopted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) into law. The expansion was part of H.R. 3326 - Department of Defense...
Updated COBRA model notices available on DOL website
As discussed in this issue's cover article, the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) recently released updated COBRA model notices that reflect the COBRA subsidy extension that was part of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010. The new...
By John R. Hickman, Ashley Gillihan, Johann Lee, and Carolyn E. SmithAlston & Bird, LLP
On December 19, 2009, President Barack Obama signed an expansion of the COBRA premium subsidy originally adopted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) into law. The expansion was part of H.R. 3326 - Department of Defense...
Updated COBRA model notices available on DOL website
As discussed in this issue's cover article, the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) recently released updated COBRA model notices that reflect the COBRA subsidy extension that was part of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010. The new...
President Barack Obama recently signed legislation into law that extends the original federal COBRA subsidy created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The COBRA subsidy extension legislation was part of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 (H.R. 3326), a bill that appropriates funds for the Department of...
President Barack Obama recently signed legislation into law that extends the original federal COBRA subsidy created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The COBRA subsidy extension legislation was part of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 (H.R. 3326), a bill that appropriates funds for the Department of...
