Almost two years ago I blogged about a federal district court decision from Alabama that imposed a penalty of $37,950 ($75 a day) on an employer that failed to provide a COBRA notice for a dental plan to a former employee. With attorneys’ fees and costs, the employer owed a total of $83,063.45. That case
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Who Cares if I Give a COBRA Notice for My Dental Plan?
By Stinson LLP on
Employers are generally aware that medical plans are subject to continuation coverage under the federal law known as COBRA. They may forget that COBRA extends to all group health plans, including dental, vision and medical flexible spending account plans. A recent federal district court decision highlighted the risk to employers who forget those facts.
The …