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Question of the Week - COBRA and Credit Card Payments

Q.- A terminated employee wants to elect COBRA. He said he doesn’t have a checking account anymore and told us we have to allow him to pay using his credit card. Is this ...
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Question of the Week - COBRA for Employee on Leave of Absence

Q.- We have an employee who is currently on long-term disability. Company policy is to discontinue an employee’s medical benefits if they are on leave longer than 6 ...
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Easy Access to QELs in MyEnroll360

There may be times when HR needs to reference a qualifying event letter sent to a continuant. BAS’ MyEnroll360 provides easy access to COBRA or Continuation of Coverage ...
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Question of the Week - Mailing COBRA Qualifying Event Notices

Q.- Are we required to send COBRA qualifying event notices by certified mail to make sure they are received?
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Requesting COBRA Coupons

As a courtesy to continuants, Cobra Control Services (CCS) provides monthly payment coupons for continuants to use to remit payment for coverage. These coupons are not ...
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Question of the Week - COBRA Notices in Non-English Languages

Q.- Do we have to provide a COBRA qualifying event election letter in a non-English language if we know the recipient does not speak English?
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Question of the Week - COBRA Upon Company Going out of Business

Q.- We are going out of business. What do we do about our employees’ benefits? Our business is part of a controlled group but our employees don’t have anything to do ...
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Question of the Week - Late COBRA Payment

Q.: What happens if a former employee on our health plan through COBRA makes a late payment?
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Question of the Week - COBRA and FSA Carryover

Q.: An employee terminated employment. He did not have a health FSA election for the plan year, but he did have a carryover balance from prior years. Should he be given ...
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Question of the Week - Retirement and FSA

Q.- An employee is retiring in July. He elected a $3,300 FSA contribution. Can he be reimbursed for the full election even though the total amount will not have been ...
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