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COBRA Compliance Alert:
Retroactive Changes, Immediate Compliance Required
Virtual Podium Event

Thursday, March 26, 2009

The new COBRA rules are already in effect.

ALA is pleased to offer its membership an opportunity to participate in an important and very timely event, "COBRA Compliance Alert: Retroactive Changes, Immediate Compliance Required," brought to you in partnership with Kiplinger Washington Editors.

The recent economic stimulus package signed into law includes significant changes to COBRA administration -- and provides a short deadline for employers, insurers and third-party administrators to comply. The changes will be numerous, complicated and vexing.

What's worse, the rules are currently in effect and you must begin notifying your workers and former workers right away. Notices to former workers who terminated before February 17 must be sent by April 17.

Most companies are affected. If you employ more than 20 workers and you laid someone off starting September 1, 2008, complying with COBRA is now a whole lot more complicated. Even if you employ fewer than 20 workers and maintain group health plan coverage subject to continuation coverage rules, your compliance burdens have increased.

Find out what you should be doing by taking part in Kiplinger's newest 90-minute interactive audio conference on March 26, and get your questions answered by a noted COBRA expert, Paul M. Hamburger, P.C.

Register Now!
It doesn't matter if you have two, 20, or 200 people in a conference room or an auditorium, you pay only $189. Can't make the event? Order an audio CD recording for $189. Or do both -- register and receive an audio CD recording package for $229.

This audio conference qualifies for 1.5 hours of credit in the subject area of Human Resources Management (HR) for Certified Legal Manager (CLM)^SM Recertification and towards the additional hours of education required of Functional Specialists seeking to fulfill the CLM application. More information on the CLM program.

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