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What’s REALLY in the Economic Stimulus Bill for Employers – A Recap
For those of us with school-age children, the school calendar (vacations and all) seems to be the rhythm that most of us adopt. So, now that February break is over, it’s time for a little heavy...
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What’s In The Stimulus Package for Employers – Part II – The Whistleblower...
In yesterday’s post, I talked about the significant changes to COBRA that are in the new economic stimulus law. Today’s post focuses on another, less-publicized provision in the new law regarding...
View ArticleDepartment of Labor Releases Model COBRA Notices
The U.S. Department of Labor recently released notices for employers to use in conjunction with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). These notices provide a good start for employers, but...
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COBRA Changes Are Here: Do You Have An Action Plan?
Among employment law professionals and human resource personnel, the last year has been full of changes. Among the more technical changes are thenew COBRA Subsidy provisions that were passed with the...
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Sounding the Alarm Bells: Three Reasons Why Most Employers Should Get Their...
Although I’ve been sounding the alarm bells for the last two months or so, on the new COBRA subsidy provisions, I’ve had informal discussions with various colleagues that suggest that some employers...
View ArticleCOBRA Subsidy Provisions – What the ?@#$% is a “Material Negative Change”?
Earlier today, I was fortunate to give a teleconference on the new COBRA subsidy rules for BLR. Not surprisingly, there were still lots of questions at the end of it. One of the biggest issues that...
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COBRA Subsidy Coming to an End, Kind Of – What Employers Need to Know
UPDATED This week, both the Hartford Courant and the Hartford Business Journal, have run lengthy articles suggesting that the COBRA subsidy — which went into effect in February of this year — is...
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House Passes COBRA Subsidy Extension and..What’s This? Restrictions on...
UPDATED The health care bill debate seems all consuming. At least in terms of press coverage. But yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a defense spending bill (H.R. 3326) that, according to...
View ArticleCongress Approves COBRA Subsidy Extension
Over the weekend, Congress approved of a measure that I reported on last week that will extend COBRA for a few more months. The President is expected to sign the measure and no doubt the DOL will be...
View ArticleNew Model COBRA Notices Are Finally Released by United States Department of...
Several weeks after the passage of an extension of the COBRA subsidy provisions, the United States Department of Labor has finally released its model notices for employers to use. All of them are...
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