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- 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 ...
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- 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 ...
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- 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) ...
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- 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 ...
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- 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 ...
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- 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 ...
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- 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 ...
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- 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). (...
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- 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 ...
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- 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 ...
