COBRA
COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budge Reconciliation Act) is a federal mandate which protects currently covered faculty/staff/dependents from losing group health insurance due to stated life changing events. Penalties for non-compliance by employers are severe.
Responsibilities of Department Heads/Chairpersons
Department Head and Chairpersons are responsible to inform the Benefits Administrators in the Department of Human Resources within five days if any of the following events have occurred for any staff member in the department.
Voluntary Termination
Involuntary Termination
Reduction of Hours
Death of a Faculty or Staff Member
Responsibilities of Employees
Employees are responsible for informing the Department of Human Resources within sixty days of the following events.
Divorce or Legal Separation
Dependent Child ceasing to be defined as a dependent