As promised, the Department of Labor has published model notices for employers to use to notify eligible employees about their rights under COBRA and the premium subsidy provided as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (also known as the stimulus package). The model notices can be found here.
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W. Scott Evans, an attorney in Jackson Kelly’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, will present a seminar at the WV Construction & Design Exposition on March 25, 2009 from 3 to 4 p.m.
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An anticipated bill requiring employers to grant employees access to their personnel records has been introduced in the West Virginia House of Delegates. H.B. 3032 can be found here. The bill has been referred to the House Judiciary and Finance Committees.
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the stimulus package, attempts to make it easier for employees who lose their jobs because of the struggling economy to elect and maintain continuing health care coverage under COBRA. Specifically, eligible employees will have to pay only 35 percent of their COBRA premium, and the coverage provider will receive a tax credit for the remaining 65 percent.
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On March 10, 2009, the Employee Free Choice Act was introduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate (H.R. 1409/S. 560). Also known as the “Card Check” legislation, both versions have fewer sponsors than the bill that ultimately failed last session in the Senate, where the battle likely will occur again.
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