COBRA Handbook 2005

The 2005 COBRA Handbook gives you the detailed advice and you need to solve your everyday COBRA administrative problems. it provides the text of the final COBRA regulations, and offers guidance on how to comply with various new rules addressed in the regulations. Completely updated for 2005, it answers hundreds of your most complex COBRA questions, including: What type of proof is required to establish that a COBRA notice has been sent? When is a COBRA election considered to be timely made? When is an employer permitted to increase the amount of the required COBRA premium? What remedies are available under ERISA civil enforcement provisions? What are the rules regarding obligations of multiemployer plans when a contributing employer withdraws from the plan? COBRA Handbook also provides complete citations, planning pointers, and valuable appendix resources.