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COBRA Subsidy Provisions – What the ?@#$% is a “Material Negative Change”?

Earlier today, I was fortunate to give a teleconference on the new COBRA subsidy rules for BLR.  Not surprisingly, there were still lots of questions at the end of it.  One of the biggest issues that...

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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 — is...

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House Passes COBRA Subsidy Extension and..What’s This? Restrictions on...

UPDATED The health care bill debate seems all consuming. At least in terms of press coverage. But yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a defense spending bill (H.R. 3326) that, according to...

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Congress Approves COBRA Subsidy Extension

Over the weekend, Congress approved of a measure that I reported on last week that will extend COBRA for a few more months. The President is expected to sign the measure and no doubt the DOL will be...

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COBRA Subsidy Extension Becomes Law; What Employers Need to Do Now

So, President Obama signed a bill that extends the COBRA subsidy. No big deal, right? Well, not exactly. First, let’s go over what’s in the final provision: The eligibility period to receive the COBRA...

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Twas the Night Before Christmas: COBRA Subsidy Extension and Health Care Bill...

Twas the night before Christmas With a whole bunch of laws, A new COBRA was stirring, with a health bill (and flaws?) Congress sure has been busy the last few days. This Christmas Eve morning, the...

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COBRA Subsidy Extension Information Now Available from U.S. Department of Labor

The United States Department of Labor this morning updated its website to include brand new information about the COBRA subsidy extension that was passed at the end of 2009. Among the new documents:...

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New Model COBRA Notices Are Finally Released by United States Department of...

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.   All of them are...

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President Signs Bill Extending COBRA Subsidy For One Month; To be Applied...

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, 2010 and applies that...

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President Signs Bill Extending COBRA Premium Subsidy (Retroactively) to May...

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, 2010 when Congress failed to...

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