NEW COBRA NOTICE REQUIREMENTS

The United States Department of Labor recently revised the notice and distribution requirement notices to take into account that employees now have the ability to choose health insurance through the newly created Health Insurance Marketplace. The Department of Labor’s website contains both revised notices and can be found by clicking this Link. DOL is also in the process of issuing new regulations to assist employer COBRA compliance. The proposed regulation may also be found on the DOL website.

The DOL only changed the content of the notices and not the distribution requirements. For example, employers are still required to provide new employees with Cobra notices within 90 days of an employee’s enrollment in a group health plan.
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If you have any questions regarding the new COBRA notices, please contact the attorneys at Danziger Shapiro. We would be happy to assist you with and any other matter affecting your business.

This entry is presented for informational purposes only and is not intended to constitute legal advice.