IRS Issues New Guidance on COBRA
*By Rick A. Hanrahan

The IRS recently issued further guidance on the enhanced COBRA benefits contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. IRS Notice 2009-27 provides a summary of the enhanced COBRA benefits and detailed Questions and Answers addressing a variety of issues, including the definition of involuntary termination, calculation of the premium subsidy, eligibility, duration of premium subsidy, and the election period.

This information can be found at: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-09-27.pdf

*Rick A. Hanrahan has extensive experience in all aspects of workplace law, including revisions to COBRA. For more information about the changes to COBRA, please contact Stephen at 216.696.4441 or rah@zrlaw.com.

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