In deciding Bryant v. Walgreen Co., the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois addressed several important aspects of the COBRA notification requirements. Law. Employers must...
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Massachusetts Division of Insurance Provides Special Enrollment Period for Loss of COBRA Coverage
By Dannae Delano, Barry Salkin and Roberta Casper Watson As we have previously described in client alerts, the end of the National Emergency and the cessation of the outbreak period on July 10,...
Despite TPA’s Contractual Obligation, Employer May Still Be Liable for COBRA Notice Violation
An Alabama district court, in Howard v. Ivy Creek of Tallapoosa, LLC, has held that an employer could not avoid liability for failing to provide a COBRA election notice to a plan participant at the...
Court Finds Employer’s Evidence of COBRA Notice Mailing Procedures Insufficient
An Illinois federal district court, in Earl v. Jewel Food Stores, Inc., has concluded that an employer failed to show it made a good faith effort to provide a COBRA election notice to a terminated...
McDonald’s Settles Lawsuit Over Deficient COBRA Notices
McDonald’s Settles Lawsuit Over Deficient COBRA Notices - SHRM, August, 17. 2022 (PDF)
Employers Cautioned as Suits Over COBRA Coverage Notices Add Up
Employers Cautioned as Suits Over COBRA Coverage Notices Add Up – Roberta Watson, Bloomberg News, April 29, 2022 (PDF)
President Continues COVID Extensions
Reasoning that “the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause significant risk to the public health and safety of the Nation,” President Biden has extended the COVID-19 National Emergency, which was...
Employer Must Provide Retroactive Coverage and Pay Penalties for COBRA Election Notice Violations
The U.S. District Court of Michigan, in Buford v. General Motors, L.L.C., has concluded that an employer’s conduct violated COBRA election notice requirements and warranted the imposition of...
Increased Contribution Requirement Upon Retirement is a COBRA Qualifying Event
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has confirmed, in Randolph v. East Baton Rouge Parish School System, that a change in required contributions upon retirement is a COBRA qualifying event. Facts. An...