The recent passage of the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Program Extension and Extended Benefits Temporary Provisions Extension did not extend the subsidy of COBRA benefits. Congress had previously extended the subsidy for COBRA benefits through May 31, 2010. The COBRA subsidy provided a 65% health insurance premium subsidy for up to 15 months to qualified employees [...]
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No New Extension of COBRA Benefits Subsidy
July 24, 2010COBRA SUBSIDY EXTENDED THROUGH MAY 31, 2010
April 20, 2010Congress has extended the subsidy for COBRA benefits through May 31, 2010. The previous extension of the COBRA subsidy had expired on March 31, 2010. The COBRA subsidy provides a 65% health insurance premium subsidy for up to 15 months to qualified employees who are involuntarily terminated from their employment between September 1, 2008 and [...]
COBRA Subsidy Extended through March 2010
March 3, 2010Breaking news sources reported that the United States Senate passed legislation late in the day on March 2, 2010 to extend the federal partial subsidy of COBRA benefits. The previous extension of the COBRA subsidy had expired on February 28, 2010. The bill that includes the most recent extension of the COBRA subsidy had already [...]
More on the COBRA Subsidy Extension
February 4, 2010The United States Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is continuing the administrative work necessary to implement the recent extension of the COBRA benefits subsidy. As you may recall, in late December 2009, the COBRA subsidy was extended to qualified employees who lose their jobs through February 28, 2010 and the time period [...]
