Tag: Qualifying Events

Why Wellness Fails, Why One Program Really Works

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Nov 18, 2013 Benefits and Compensation

Updated: Nov 18, 2013

First, says Ahlrichs, a consultant and business developer with Gregory & Appel in Indianapolis, Indiana, here’s just one example of why wellness is failing: Getting more serious, Ahlrichs describes a wellness program that’s really working well. Case Study—A New Approach to Wellness Here was Ahlrichs’ client’s situation: County government 3,500 employees Mix of white and […]

Benefits: DOL Issues Final Rules on COBRA Notice Requirements

By HR Daily Advisor Staff Jul 1, 2004 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

Employees whose group health coverage terminates may have COBRA continuation rights to coverage in certain circumstances. Now the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released its final rules on notice requirements under COBRA, which covers employers with 50 or more employees. Because the final rules differ in some respects from the proposed rules, it’s a […]

Benefits: DOL Proposes Rules Clarifying COBRA Notice Requirements; What You Need to Know

By Jennifer Carsen Jul 1, 2003 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: May 18, 2015

For the first time since 1986, the U.S. Department of Labor has proposed new rules affecting the COBRA notice requirements. COBRA rules affect individuals’ rights to continue group health coverage under certain circumstances. For employers the consequences for not giving written notice in accordance with COBRA rules can be steep, including having to pay an […]