Late yesterday, President Obama signed a bill extending jobless benefits for thirty-one days, until March 31, 2010. Among the bill’s provisions is an extension of the period during which an involuntary termination can trigger the COBRA premium subsidy.
Although the subsidy was set to expire for those involuntarily terminated after February 28, 2010, it has been extended to ...
On December 19, 2009, President Obama signed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 (“2010 DOD Act”), which includes changes to the COBRA premium subsidy program initially established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). This legislation makes two important changes to the program: it extends the end of the eligibility ...