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  1. IRS Explains How COBRA Premium Subsidy Is Reimbursed When Subsidy Exceeds the Employer's Payroll Tax Liability
    From the November 12, 2009 EBIA Weekly
    Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), assistance eligible individuals pay a reduced COBRA premium equal to 35% of a plan’s COBRA premium. For COBRA coverage provided under federal law, the employer pays the other ...
    [IRS Information Letter 2009-0173 (Aug. 25, 2009)]
  2. New Law Expands FMLA Leave Rights for Employees Who Are Relatives of Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces
    From the October 29, 2009 EBIA Weekly
    The President has signed defense-related legislation that includes amendments to the FMLA’s provisions regarding qualifying exigency leave and covered servicemember leave for employees who are relatives of servicemembers. Here are highlights of the changes that are likely ...
    [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-84 (Oct. 28, 2009)]
  3. IRS and Treasury Officials Provide Informal Views on COBRA Premium Subsidy Issues
    From the September 24, 2009 EBIA Weekly
    The Joint Committee on Employee Benefits (JCEB) of the American Bar Association has reported on its May 2009 Q&A session with IRS and Treasury officials. Highlights include unofficial, nonbinding remarks about two COBRA premium subsidy issues. (For more ...
    [ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, Meeting With IRS and Treasury Department Officials (May 7-9, 2009)]
  4. IRS Issues Final Regulations on Excise Tax Reporting and HSA Comparability
    From the September 10, 2009 EBIA Weekly
    The IRS has issued final regulations on the HSA comparability rules, and on reporting and paying excise taxes for failure to comply with comparability requirements or various group health plan mandates (including COBRA and HIPAA). There are few differences between ...
    [Treas. Reg. Secs. 54.4980B-2, 54.4980D-1, 54.4980E-1, 54.4980G-1, 54.4980G-3, 54.4980G-4, 54.4980G-6, 54.4980G-7, 54.6011-2, 54.6061-1, 54.6071-1, 54.6091-1, and 54.6151-1, 74 Fed. Reg. 45994 (Sept. 8, 2009)]
  5. IRS Adds New Webpage With Q&As for Employees and Former Employees on COBRA Premium Subsidy
    From the September 10, 2009 EBIA Weekly
    The IRS has created a new webpage with questions and answers (Q&As) for employees and former employees relating to the COBRA premium subsidy created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). As background, under ARRA, ...
    ["COBRA: Questions and Answers for Employees and Former Employees" (Sept. 2, 2009)]
  6. IRS Posts Reminder That COBRA Subsidy Recipients Must Notify Plan of Other Coverage or Face Penalty
    From the August 27, 2009 EBIA Weekly
    The IRS has posted on its website a reminder that COBRA subsidy recipients who later become eligible for other group health plan coverage or Medicare should notify their plan in writing that they are no longer eligible for the subsidy, ...
    [IRS Webpage: COBRA Subsidy Recipients Who Later Become Eligible for Insurance Coverage Should Notify Their Former Employer to Avoid a Penalty (Aug. 25, 2009)]
  7. DOL Comment Request Includes Form Letter to Contact Plan Administrator Regarding COBRA Subsidy Denial
    From the June 18, 2009 EBIA Weekly
    The DOL is requesting additional public comments on the application to be used by individuals to request DOL review of a denial of COBRA premium assistance and the form letter to be used by the DOL to contact plan administrators ...
    [Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment; Request to the Department of Labor for Expedited Review of Denial of COBRA Premium Reduction, 74 Fed. Reg. 28278 (June 15, 2009)]
  8. IRS Posts More Q&As on COBRA Premium Assistance Subsidy
    From the June 11, 2009 EBIA Weekly
    The IRS has posted on its website additional questions and answers (Q&As) relating to the COBRA premium subsidy enacted pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). ARRA created rights to COBRA premium assistance for ...
    ["COBRA: Answers for Employers" (June 4, 2009) ]
  9. CMS Posts Form and Instructions for Requesting Expedited Review of COBRA Premium Assistance Denial
    From the June 04, 2009 EBIA Weekly
    CMS has posted on its website the form and instructions to be used by individuals who think they qualify for COBRA premium assistance and wish to have their denial of premium assistance reviewed by CMS. As background, the American Recovery ...
    [CMS webpage: Premium Assistance for Continuation Coverage under ARRA (May 28, 2009); CMS website: COBRA—Continuation Coverage Assistance Appeals Project]
  10. DOL Posts Application and Instructions for Employees to Request Review of COBRA Premium Reduction Denial
    From the May 21, 2009 EBIA Weekly
    The DOL has posted on its website the application and instructions to be used by individuals to request that the DOL review a denial of COBRA premium reduction. By way of background, the COBRA premium subsidy created by the American ...
    [Application For Review of Denial of COBRA Premium Reduction (May 21, 2009)]

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