COBRA Compliance Checkup

Administrative Challenges and Strategies

Available immediately

The stakes in COBRA disputes have always been high. With new excise tax reporting rules on the horizon and job terminations continuing at a steady pace, COBRA compliance is more important than ever for employers, TPAs, and their advisors. Join our experts in this 90-minute web seminar for a survey of compliance issues with suggestions for reducing litigation and penalty risks, and easing administrative burden.

Originally presented on October 1, 2009.

Seminar Level


Intermediate Difficulty

Topics Covered

Here’s some of what was covered:

  • Excise Tax Compliance: Dealing with COBRA excise tax reporting on new Form 8928, expected to be released soon by the IRS.
  • Election Notices: Getting the dates right, including calculating election periods.
  • Other Forms and Notices: How to review your sample forms for common errors, and for required or suggested revisions.
  • Late Notices From Qualified Beneficiaries: Understanding the ins and outs of denying COBRA coverage for late notices of divorce and similar events.
  • Late Elections: How to deal with late elections.
  • Premium Payments: Late payments, bounced checks, and other premium payment problems.
  • Leaves of Absence and Severance: Approaches and options for coordinating leave and severance policies with COBRA.
  • Michelle’s Law: Addressing the COBRA issues raised by the new requirement for continued coverage of college students on medical leave.
  • ARRA Premium Subsidy: Ongoing issues, including identifying and giving notice to new assistance eligible individuals, handling DOL reviews, and getting reimbursed by the IRS.

Details

Speakers: Charles H. Thulin and Virginia L. Briggs. Mr. Thulin is an attorney and shareholder of Ekman, Bohrer & Thulin, P.S., in Seattle. He is a Contributing Author of EBIA’s COBRA: The Developing Law. Ms. Briggs is a Senior Editor at Thomson Reuters/EBIA and is the Editor and a Contributing Author of EBIA’s COBRA: The Developing Law.

Handouts: A handout of the seminar slides and other information is provided through download.

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