COBRA Model Notice | Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.


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COBRA MODEL NOTICE		Employment, Labor and Benefits Group Group Leader Stephen J. Lowney slowney@fosterswift.com Attorneys Michael R. Blum mblum@fosterswift.com Rebecca S. Davies rdavies@fosterswift.com Joel C. Farrar jfarrar@fosterswift.com Amanda Garcia-Williams agarcia-williams@fosterswift.com Stephanie L. Hicks shicks@fosterswift.com Matt G. Hrebec mhrebec@fosterswift.com Sheralee S. Hurwitz shurwitz@fosterswift.com Melissa J. Jackson mjackson@fosterswift.com Stephen I. Jurmu sjurmu@fosterswift.com Frank T. Mamat fmamat@fosterswift.com Robert E. McFarland rmcfarland@fosterswift.com Johanna M. Novak jnovak@fosterswift.com Sherry A. Stein sstein@fosterswift.com Cole M. Young cyoung@fosterswift.com Paralegals Terri L. Bolyard tbolyard@fosterswift.com Jaxine L. Wintjen jwintjen@fosterswift.com
Sherry A. Stein Melissa J. Jackson	We indicated in our former E-Blast regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) would be publishing model notices that may be used to inform certain former employees of their right to elect subsidized COBRA continuation coverage for a limited period of time. The DOL did so on March 19, 2009 and those notices are attached. Please let Sherry A. Stein, Melissa J. Jackson, or your Foster, Swift employment attorney know if you have questions regarding the completion and distribution of the model notices.
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