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The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ( COBRA) is a law passed by the U.S. Congress on a reconciliation basis and signed by President Ronald Reagan that, among other things, mandates an insurance program which gives some employees the ability to continue health insurance coverage after leaving employment.
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( ERISA) ( Pub. L. 93–406, 88 Stat. 829, enacted September 2, 1974, codified in part at 29 U.S.C. ch. 18) is a U.S. federal tax and labor law that establishes minimum standards for pension plans in private industry. It contains rules on the federal income tax effects of transactions ...
For millions of unemployed Americans, access to the temporary health insurance program known as COBRA is running out -- despite several extensions by the U.S. government. Finding health insurance ...
Employee benefits in the United States include relocation assistance; medical, prescription, vision and dental plans; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; retirement benefit plans (pension, 401 (k), 403 (b) ); group term life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance plans; income protection plans (also known ...
Those of us who have lost a job that included health insurance have had the opportunity to take advantage of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), which guarantees the ex ...
It shouldn't take long for unemployment and COBRA benefits to start flowing again, following President Obama's signature Thursday night on a two-month extension of unemployment benefits.
The Equal Access to COBRA Act ( S. 3182) was a bill which would amend the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Public Health Service Act to extend COBRA health insurance coverage to qualified beneficiaries, defined to include domestic partners. [1] [2] The bill was introduced on March 25, 2010, by ...
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a United States federally chartered corporation created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to encourage the continuation and maintenance of voluntary private defined benefit pension plans, provide timely and uninterrupted payment of pension benefits, and keep pension insurance premiums at the lowest level necessary ...