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Compliance August 3, 2012
EBSA Hosts COBRA Workshop in Portland
August 3, 2012 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is offering a COBRA workshop in Portland, Oregon.
Reported by PLANSPONSOR staff
The workshop on Monday, August 20 will discuss the basics of COBRA, including COBRA notice and disclosure regulations, COBRA qualifying events and COBRA duration.
The workshop is from 2 to 4 p.m. and is free.
Pre-registration is required and seats are allocated based on a first-come basis.
More information is at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/COBRAOR082012.pdf.You Might Also Like:
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