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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.
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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.
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