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COBRA Disaster Relief in 2021: DOL New Guidance

3/2/2021

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COBRA Extensions
Back in April of 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor, in conjunction with the Department of Treasury and the IRS, issued a Joint Final Rule that went into effect as March 1, 2020 – which was declared the start of the National Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ​

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COBRA and USERRA: How They Interact and How They’re Different

2/25/2021

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USERRA is The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act that has some differences from that of COBRA benefits. 

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Supreme Court Hears Case on the Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (Again)

11/24/2020

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On Tuesday, November 10th the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the legality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the case California v. Texas. ​

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Understanding Employee Leave of Absence Rights During the COVID-19 Pandemic (cont.)

9/28/2020

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(In continuation from the previous blog post) 
In addition to those, ​the DOL and the Wage and Hour Division did pass a temp rule to help families during this time of COVID.

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Understanding Employee Leave of Absence Rights During the COVID-19 Pandemic

9/21/2020

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​As summer fades and we enter the final month of the third quarter of 2020, there is still to vaccine for COVID-19 and no end in sight for the unprecedented pandemic that rattled the world as we knew it almost six months ago. 

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4 COBRA Conundrums Answered

8/12/2020

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​Here at CobraHelp, we have encountered just about every COBRA related scenario that could possibly arise in our 34 years of providing national COBRA administration for our Clients. 

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Amazon & Fully Automated Pitfalls

7/15/2020

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​When the COVID-19 virus made its way to the US and started spreading at an alarming rate, its safe to say most employers were unprepared or unequipped to handle...

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Department of Labor Issues New COBRA Model Notices

5/12/2020

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On May 1st, 2020 the Department of Labor issued a news release pertaining to the revised COBRA model notices that were recently updated on the DOL website. 

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Joint Final Rule Issued to Extend Certain Employee Benefit Deadlines Due to COVID-19

5/7/2020

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On April 29, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor along with the Department of Treasury and the IRS issued a joint final rule extending specific deadlines affecting group health plans....

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Where We’re At With the COVID-19 Crisis

5/5/2020

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As the current COVID pandemic lockdown continues to affect not only our everyday lives, but US businesses, many employers are faced with the tough decisions regarding temporary or permanent layoffs.... 

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