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  1. DOL Updates Subsidy Notices for Changes Made by Continuing Extension Act
    From the April 29, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    The DOL has issued revised model COBRA notices to reflect changes made by the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (CEA), which extended the eligibility period for the COBRA premium subsidy through May 31, 2010. (For more information on CEA, see ...
    [COBRA Model Notices]
  2. Legislation Extends Eligibility Period for COBRA Premium Subsidy Until May 31, 2010
    From the April 22, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    Congress has passed, and the President has signed, the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (CEA), which again extends the COBRA premium subsidy program created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). (For more information on ARRA, as ...
    [Continuing Extension Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-157 (April 15, 2010); DOL Webpage: COBRA Continuation Assistance Under ARRA]
  3. DOL Posts FAQs Addressing the Effect of Health Care Reform on COBRA
    From the April 22, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    The DOL’s webpage on health care reform (see our Checkpoint Newsstand article) now contains a page of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about health care reform and COBRA. Three of the four questions ask about specific COBRA issues: (1) ...
    [DOL Webpage: Health Care Reform and COBRA]
  4. COBRA Election Notice Mailed to Employee's Last-Known Address Constituted Sufficient Proof That It Was Provided
    From the April 01, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    In an employment discrimination dispute, the employee in this case alleged, among other things, that her employer failed to notify her of her right to elect COBRA after she was terminated. While noting that the Ninth Circuit had not addressed ...
    [Olvera v. Sierra Nevada Coll., 2010 WL 185950 (D. Nev. 2010)]
  5. DOL Posts New FAQs on the Latest COBRA Premium Subsidy Extension
    From the March 25, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    The DOL has posted new FAQs that address the changes made by the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (TEA), which recently (1) extended the eligibility period for the COBRA premium subsidy through March 31, 2010; and (2) amended the definition ...
    [FAQs On the COBRA Premium Reduction Extension Provisions]
  6. DOL Posts New and Updated COBRA Premium Subsidy Notices; Updates Fact Sheet
    From the March 18, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    The DOL has updated its COBRA Premium Reduction Fact Sheet and issued new and revised model COBRA notices that incorporate the changes made by the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (TEA), which recently extended through March 31, 2010 the eligibility ...
    [COBRA ARRA Updated Model Notices (Mar. 17, 2010); DOL Fact Sheet: COBRA Premium Reduction (Mar. 16, 2010)]
  7. DOL Releases Statistics on ERISA Benefit Plan Enforcement, Including COBRA Subsidy Statistics, for Fiscal Year 2009
    From the March 04, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    The DOL’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), the agency that enforces Title I of ERISA, has released a Fact Sheet reflecting its fiscal year (FY) 2009 enforcement statistics. According to the Fact Sheet, the DOL’s total ...
    [DOL Fact Sheet (Feb. 25, 2010)]
  8. Legislation Extends COBRA Premium Subsidy Program One Month and Makes Subsidy Available for Certain Reductions of Hours
    From the March 04, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    Congress has passed, and the President has signed, the Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (Extension Act) which again extends and makes other changes to the COBRA premium subsidy program created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). (...
    [Temporary Extension Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-144 (Mar. 2, 2010)]
  9. DOL Posts Updated Application and Instructions for Expedited Review of Denial of COBRA Subsidy
    From the February 18, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    The DOL has posted on its website an updated application and instructions to be used by individuals to request that the DOL review a denial of a COBRA premium subsidy. The COBRA premium subsidy, which was originally created by the ...
    [Application for Expedited Review of Denial of COBRA Premium Reduction (Feb. 17, 2010)]
  10. IRS Issues New Form 8928 on Excise Taxes for Failures to Comply With HSA Comparability, COBRA, HIPAA, and Other Group Health Plan Mandates
    From the February 04, 2010 EBIA Weekly
    The IRS has released the final version of Form 8928, a new reporting form provided for in IRS excise tax regulations finalized in September 2009. (See our Checkpoint Newsstand article.) Here are some highlights: Violations Triggering Excise Taxes. The Instructions ...
    [IRS Form 8928 (Return of Certain Excise Taxes Under Chapter 43 of the Internal Revenue Code) and Instructions (Dec. 2009)]

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