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Mandated Health Benefits — the COBRA Guide

Employer’s Handbook — Mandated Health Benefits (COBRA) | Employee Health Plan Look Inside

The health plan market may be changing due to health reform, but one major compliance burden remains the same — COBRA’s continuation coverage rules. You have to effectively meet the COBRA law’s myriad eligibility, notice and recordkeeping obligations — plus deal with new reform and other regulatory requirements. And the consequences of inadequate compliance with COBRA are high — you could face federal penalties and lawsuits. So now more than ever, you need a resource with a proven track record of helping thousands of professionals run their COBRA programs smoothly.

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Authors and Editors

Paul M. Hamburger is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of the law firm Proskauer Rose LLP. Mr. Hamburger has more than 25 years of experience in advising employers and administrators, and is the author of numerous articles and publications on COBRA and other employee benefits issues affecting pension and welfare plans. He is a 1983 graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. Mr. Hamburger is co-author of the Guide to Assigning and Loaning Benefit Plan Money and the Pension Plan Fix-It Handbook, as well as author and contributing editor of Mandated Health Benefits � The COBRA Guide and co-author of The New Health Care Reform Law: What Employers Need to Know (A Q&A Guide), 3rd Edition, all published by Thompson Publishing Group. He is contributing editor of the Guide to Assigning and Loaning Benefit Plan Money.


Lynda M. Noggle is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Proskauer Rose LLP. Ms. Noggle advises clients in all aspects of employee benefits law, including tax, labor (including ERISA), securities and litigation issues. A substantial portion of Ms. Noggle's practice is devoted to the design, administration and compliance of tax-qualified retirement plans and welfare plans. In this regard, she advises on a broad range of employment and benefit matters, including tax-qualification, HIPAA privacy and security, COBRA, fiduciary liability and prudent plan administration practices. She is a 2003 graduate of the Fordham University School of Law. Ms. Noggle is a contributing editor of Thompson's Mandated Health Benefits — The COBRA Guide.


Editorial Advisory Board for Mandated Health Benefits – The COBRA Guide

Kathryn Bakich, Esq.
The Segal Company
Washington, DC

Rich Glass, J.D.
Infinisource
Dallas, TX

Paul M. Hamburger, Esq.
Proskauer Rose LLP
Washington, DC

Jack B. Helitzer, Esq.
Fairfax, VA

Terry Humo, Esq.
Missoula, MT

Joanne Hustead
The Segal Company
Washington, DC

Mark E. Lutes, Esq.
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Washington, DC

Joseph A. Murphy, Jr., Esq.
Washington, DC

Jon A. Neiditz, Esq.
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Atlanta, GA

Lynda M. Noggle, Esq.
Proskauer Rose LLP
Washington, DC

George Pantos, Esq.
WellNet Healthcare
Bethesda, MD

Adam Russo, Esq.
Russo and Minchoff, LLP
Boston, MA

Mark L. Stember, Esq.
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Washington, D.C.

Roberta Casper Watson, Esq.
Trenam, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye, O'Neill & Mullis PA
Tampa, FL


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