COBRA

Allowing health plan changes outside of open enrollment without a permitted mid-year election change is risky. Doing so may lead to the following: 1. Cancellation of your group health insurance plan, 2. Disqualification of your cafeteria plan, and/or 3. Opening the door for litigation or claims...

Last week, benefits compliance attorney Marilyn Monahan presented a webinar on “COBRA in the time of COVID-19.” And one topic came up that deserves more attention regarding employer COBRA subsidies. Layoffs, unfortunately, have become part of the pandemic reality. And, for impacted em...