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CCH® PAYROLL — 03/10/10

President signs COBRA and UI benefits extension

The President signed the Temporary Extension Act of 2010, (P.L. 111-144) on March 2. Among other things, the law provides a 30-day funding extension for unemployment compensation.

COBRA extension

The law also amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-5) (see the CCH Payroll Management Guide Report Letter 1287/2093, dated May 5, 2009) to extend, through March 31, 2010, the eligibility of a qualified beneficiary for COBRA continuation coverage and premium assistance. The law redefines a "premium assistance eligible individual'' for COBRA continuation coverage. As redefined, the law now treats as a qualifying event the involuntary termination of employment of any qualified beneficiary who did not make (or who made and discontinued) an election of COBRA coverage on the basis of a reduction of hours of employment.

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