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Health Insurance Notice Requirements Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

McDermott Will & Emery

Takeaways from a Recent COBRA Notice Class Action Settlement

Recent years have seen a barrage of class action lawsuits alleging that group health plan continuation coverage election notices, required under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), are deficient in one...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Navigating Open Enrollment Notice Requirements

Fall open enrollment is upon us, and plan sponsors and administrators are preparing to provide their employees with the required notices related to their health and welfare plans. Notice and disclosure obligations for health...more

Fisher Phillips

September 15 Deadline Looming for Required ARPA Notices

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) mandates that group health plans that are subject to COBRA must provide coverage to certain assistance eligible individuals (AEI) at no cost for periods of coverage between April 1,...more

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It’s Not Over ‘Til It’s Over: The COBRA Premium Subsidy is Ending

As we mentioned in our May 23, 2021, article, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) provides a 100 percent premium subsidy for continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)...more

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COBRA Subsidy: You’ve Got Questions...We’ve Got Answers

The new 100 percent premium subsidy applies to individuals eligible for Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) coverage due to either a reduction in hours or an involuntary termination of employment, and it...more

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American Rescue Plan: How to Navigate New Continuation Coverage Standards for COBRA

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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA” or the “Act”), the latest COVID-19 relief bill, into law. Under ARPA, employers will generally be obligated to advance the cost of...more

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DOL Releases Temporary COBRA Subsidy Guidance For Employers

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The Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued new guidance earlier this month on the temporary COBRA subsidies provided by the recently enacted American Rescue Plan Act (the “ARP”), which employers may find useful in administering...more

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ARPA COBRA Subsidy's Impact on Employer Health Plans

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) provides temporary COBRA continuation coverage premium assistance for certain eligible qualified beneficiaries. On April 7, 2021, the Department of Labor issued a FAQ and model...more

Brooks Pierce

Availability of Health Insurance Subsidy Requires Employers to Act

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On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA” or the “Act”), another piece of the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among other things, the Act provides premium...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

U.S. Labor Department Answers Some - But Not All - Key Questions About New COBRA Subsidies

As previously reported in EmployNews, the American Rescue Plan Act provides “assistance eligible individuals” with the option to receive fully-subsidized COBRA coverage from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Department Of Labor Issues Guidance, Model Notices For COBRA Premium Subsidies Under The American Rescue Plan Act

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On April 7, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued much needed guidance to employers and their COBRA administrators on the “COBRA premium subsidy” provision of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). This provision...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Part III: DOL Releases Model Notices for Mandatory COBRA Premium Subsidy

Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), which was passed by Congress on March 11, 2021, the cost of health insurance coverage pursuant to the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”) is...more

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DOL Flies Alone: Guidance on the 100% COBRA Subsidy under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) provides that, for the period from April 1, 2021 until September 30, 2021, if an individual’s Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) qualifying event is an...more

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New DOL Guidance and Model Notices Assist Employers with Their New COBRA Subsidy Obligations

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As we previously reported, the recently enacted American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) includes a six-month COBRA premium subsidy whereby the federal government subsidizes 100% of the COBRA premium during the period of April...more

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Washington Amends High-Risk Employee Proclamation To Expand Medical Verifications

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Washington State Governor Jay Inslee has amended the High-Risk Employee Proclamation, making it easier for employers to seek medical verification from employees of whether they are high-risk for COVID-19 and what...more

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DOL Issues Model Notices and FAQs for COBRA Subsidy

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As described in our previous alert, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the ARPA), provides a full subsidy for COBRA premiums for certain qualified beneficiaries entitled to COBRA continuation coverage from April 1, 2021,...more

Stokes Wagner

Employers Should Begin Planning for COBRA Subsidy

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The American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”), signed into law on March 11, 2021, obligates employers to pay COBRA insurance premiums for individuals who suffer job loss. Under the plan, employers receive the subsidy, which they pass...more

Butler Snow LLP

American Rescue Plan Act Provides COBRA Subsidies

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) includes a valuable benefit for an employee who has lost (or loses) healthcare coverage due to an involuntary termination or reduction in hours — up to 6 months of free COBRA...more

Fenwick & West LLP

March 2021 Employment Law Update: New ARPA/COBRA Subsidy, COVID-19-Related Sick Leave Developments and More

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New ARPA/COBRA Subsidy - The federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) provides for a 100% subsidy of COBRA premiums for six months from April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021, for individuals (and their covered...more

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DOL Guidance Clarifies Expiration of COVID-19 Deadline Extension for Employee Benefit Plans

The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) published EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2021-01 in the nick of time on February 26, 2021. EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2021-01 was released...more

Holland & Knight LLP

COBRA Premium Subsidy Under the American Rescue Plan Act

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The recently signed American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) will have a major impact during the next six months on employers' obligations and considerations in administering COBRA health insurance benefits. Subtitle F of ARPA –...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Employers Should Brace Themselves for the ARPA's Burdensome Paid COBRA Mandate

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). The reach of the ARPA extends far and wide, including to healthcare coverage available to...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Part II: The American Rescue Plan Act Requires Employers to Fully Subsidize COBRA for Six Months

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, signed on March 11, 2021, requires employers to fully subsidize COBRA for certain eligible individuals. Eligible individuals consist of employees and their spouses and dependents who lost...more

BCLP

100% COBRA Subsidy from April 1, 2021 Until September 30, 2021

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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) provides that, for the period from April 1, 2021 until September 30, 2021, if an individual’s Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”) qualifying event is an...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

American Rescue Plan Includes Six Months of Full COBRA Subsidies

The American Rescue Plan Act signed into law on March 11 includes an overlooked but valuable benefit for employees who have lost employment and access to a group health plan – up to six months of fully subsidized COBRA...more

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