COBRA ARRA Update

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 into law. In addition to the economic stimulus portion of this act, there have been substantial changes to COBRA that may have significant impact on millions of organizations and individuals. Click Here for a brief overview of the COBRA changes. 

The United States Department of Labor has recently made changes to the new model notice requirements. Click here for the most recent COBRA ARRA update.  The model notices are listed as follows:

Notice of Availability of Model Notices
General Notice (Full version)
General Notice (Abbreviated version)
Alternative Notice
Notice in Connection with Extended Election Periods