DOL Issues New COBRA Model Notices

On May 1, 2020, the Department of Labor issued a news release announcing new COBRA model notices along with some frequently asked questions.

As a reminder, COBRA requires group health plans to offer continuation coverage to covered employees, former employees, spouses, former spouses, and dependent children when group health coverage would otherwise be lost due to certain specific events. COBRA sets rules for how and when continuation coverage must be offered and provided, how employees and their families may elect continuation coverage, and what circumstances justify terminating continuation coverage.

COBRA Model Notices:

• Model General Notice
• Model General Notice - Spanish
• Model Election Notice
• Model Election Notice - Spanish

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