| Summary: | Corporate counsel's guide to COBRA provides a comprehensive overview of the basic concepts of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), and discusses some of the relevant cases, latest statutes and regulations with which all corporate counsel should be familiar. Topics include employers and plans subject to COBRA, qualifying events, qualified beneficiaries, duration of COBRA coverage, notice and election procedures, remedies and penalties, calculation and payment of COBRA premiums, flexible spending accounts, conversion rights, preemption, state health continuation laws, mergers and acquisitions, compliance and audit checklists, drafting COBRA provisions, federal laws, international law issues, and materials on the Trade Act of 2002. Includes extensive discussion and analysis of fact-specific COBRA decisions; clarifies key COBRA provisions to facilitate employer compliance with a complex statute; provides practical guidance on day-to-day issues like drafting COBRA clauses in employment agreements; provides primary resource materials to streamline your research efforts.
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