DOL Webinar On Employers' Obligations Under New COBRA Requirements
The DOL is offering a couple of webcasts to discuss employers’ and third parties’ obligations under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). ARRA provides for COBRA premium reductions and additional election opportunities for continuation coverage. The webcasts are an effort to assist employers in complying with the new requirements.
The presentation available from the DOL's site is about 2 hours long. I have not yet listened to the webcast, so I cannot recommend whether or not it is informative, but the price is right - free. Below are the PowerPoint slides used during the presentation:
Here are some other related links employers may find helpful:
Fact Sheet on Premium Reduction Under ARRA
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/newsroom/fsCOBRApremiumreduction.html
Model Notices
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/COBRAmodelnotice.html
Department of Labor (DOL) FAQs on Premium Reduction Under ARRA
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/faqs/faq-cobra-premiumreductionER.html
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) FAQs on Premium Reduction Under ARRA
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=204708,00.html
Form 941
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f941.pdf
Form 941 Instructions
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i941.pdf
DOL COBRA Web page
www.dol.gov/COBRA
IRS COBRA Web page
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=204505,00.html
