From: Connecticut Employment Law Blog
This week, both the Hartford Courant and the Hartford Business
Journal, have run lengthy articles suggesting that the
COBRA subsidy -- which went into effect in February of this
year -- is coming to end for most workers. Unfortunately, the
articles miss the big picture of the law and, in doing so, add to
the confusion surrounding the law. So, let's take a moment to
understand the context.
Before February 2009, laid off workers who wished to continue their
health benefits had an option to do so but typically by paying the
full amount of the premiums. They could do so under the law known
as COBRA. Then in February 2009, Congr...
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