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Category: COBRA/USERRA

DOL Provides Model Exchange Notice

5/10/2013  8:36AM

ACA/Health Care Reform | COBRA/USERRA

On Wednesday, May 8, 2013, the DOL issued Technical Release 2013-02, which provides the Model Notice to Employees of Coverage Options related to Health Insurance Marketplace (Marketplace). This release also provides a revised model election notice for changes to COBRA election notices. [More]

Employers Pay for USERRA 401(k) Errors

4/16/2013  10:00AM

COBRA/USERRA

USERRA entitles employees returning from military leave to the jobs and benefits they would have had if they did not take leave. [More]

Spring Cleaning Your HR Records

4/4/2013  8:33AM

COBRA/USERRA | FMLA | HIPAA | HR/Employer Services | Medicare | Payroll | SPDs/ERISA Compliance

Whether it looks like it outside or not, spring officially arrived on March 20. While we normally associate this change in season to spring cleaning our homes, it is also a good time to spring clean the company’s records. [More]

High Court Considers Same-sex Marriage Cases

3/28/2013  8:50AM

ACA/Health Care Reform | Cafeteria Plans/Flexible Benefits | COBRA/USERRA | FMLA | HIPAA | HR/Employer Services | HSAs | Medicare | Payroll | State Laws

Wednesday, March 27, 2013, marked the end of two days of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on the issue of same-sex marriage. The outcome of two cases, expected in June 2013, could cause sweeping changes to benefits, insurance and HR laws. [More]

Employer Settles COBRA Case for $1.3 Million

2/7/2013  9:05AM

COBRA/USERRA

For most employers, the COBRA subsidy program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is a small, distant object in the rearview mirror. Not so for one employer and its plan administrator. [More]