COBRA

COBRA Subsidy Extended

D. Scott Crook - December 29, 2009 - Benefits, COBRA, Legislation

On December 19, 2009, President Obama signed the Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Defenses Appropriates Act . Although a defense appropriation bill, the legislation included provisions that extended and expanded the COBRA subsidy program that was enacted under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Among other things, the bill provides that the COBRA premium subsidy […]

Have Employers Updated their COBRA Notices?

D. Scott Crook - May 13, 2009 - Benefits, COBRA, Lay Off, Legislation

Section 3001 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that was enacted by Congress in February 2009 provides that for certain eligible employees who were involuntarily terminated between September 1, 2008, and December 31, 2009, an employer must cover 65% of COBRA continuation coverage premiums, which employers may then take as a tax […]