2003 Cobra Handbook

The COBRA Handbook gives you detailed advice and solutions to 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 2003, you'll find answers to 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? Plus, there are complete citations, planning pointers, and valuable appendix resources.Dorinda D. Descherer is the author of '2003 Cobra Handbook' with ISBN 9780735532199 and ISBN 0735532192.