COBRA

New and Updated

• Date:

  February 20, 2025

  Type:

  Podcasts and Webinars

  Webinar: Essential Practices for Smooth and Compliant Employee Separations

  In this 60-minute webinar Marc Scheiner and Caroline Austin explore the critical aspects of handling employee separations. They discuss how to navigate the complex legal landscape to prevent potential legal issues such as wrongful termination lawsuits and discrimination claims.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Compliance, Reporting and Disclosure Requirements: Federal

  Updated to reflect Mental Health Parity Final Rule requirements, effective January 1, 2025.

• Type:

  Editor's Choice

  Preparing for Open Enrollment

  Updated to include information on the importance of selling the benefits package and to enhance information on auditing current benefit offerings and creating a clear communication plan.

• Date:

  September 10, 2024

  Type:

  Commentary and Insights

  Tackle Open Enrollment Season

  This article provides guidance to help the HR team be "game day" ready for this open enrollment season.

• Type:

  50-State Charts

  Documentation for Separation of Employment by State

  Updated to reflect notice requirement changes to Alaska, California, Indiana, Louisiana, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming.

• Date:

  April 11, 2023

  Type:

  News

  End to COVID-19 National Emergency Impacts Employer Benefit Plans

  President Biden has signed a congressional resolution that terminates the COVID-19 national emergency, returning a number of deadlines and provisions affecting employee benefit plans to their pre-pandemic norms.

• Type:

  Quick Reference

  Claiming Pandemic-Related Payroll Tax Credits on Form 941-X

  This resource will help an employer properly complete Form 941-X, Adjusted Employer's QUARTERLY Tax Return or Claim for Refund, and related worksheets, to retroactively claim or adjust a previously filed COVID-19-related payroll tax credit, including the Employee Retention Credit, the credit for providing paid sick and family leave and health benefits to employees under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, and the credit for providing the 100% COBRA subsidy to employees during the pandemic.

• Type:

  Checklists

  Effectively Manage Open Enrollment Checklist

  This checklist may be used to help effectively manage the open enrollment process and ensure employees understand the significance of open enrollment and are engaged in the process.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Health Care Continuation (COBRA): Federal

  Updated to reflect updated model notices and FAQs.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Multistate Employer

  This section helps HR professionals manage challenges that come with operating in multiple states, notably complying with differing state and key municipal laws, and addresses the pros and cons of having a centralized or decentralized HR department. Trends currently affecting multistate employers, such as leave laws and laws affecting the hiring process, are identified and discussed.