{"id":1657,"date":"2017-07-14T11:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T15:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bakertillyvantagen.com\/?p=1657"},"modified":"2023-05-23T18:13:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T18:13:43","slug":"cobra-notice-delivery-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sitepreviews.org\/bt-vantagen\/1657\/cobra-notice-delivery-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"COBRA notice delivery: are you keeping up?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As recently evidenced in a lawsuit brought against an employer,<\/a>\u00a0 providing COBRA notices in a timely fashion (and more importantly, having proof of such), is critical.\u00a0The lawsuit stated that\u00a0a former employee claimed that they had not received their COBRA\u00a0enrollment notice.\u00a0 Because the employer\u2019s TPA was able to provide a copy of the notice and proof of when the notice was sent, the judge ruled in the employer\u2019s favor. In order to defend against claims, and subsequently court imposed penalties of non-receipt, an employer must be able to demonstrate that the notification, production and mailing of the notice occurred timely.<\/p>\n

Baker Tilly Vantagen is committed to delivering timely\u00a0COBRA notices. With\u00a0myBenefitDollars<\/em>, this commitment becomes transparent to our HR partners.\u00a0 Our portal allows you to view the delivery day and time for each COBRA notice we send out to your employees.\u00a0The portal also allows you to export a variety of reports.\u00a0Your communications are built and\u00a0customized\u00a0so your team is always in the know.<\/p>\n

Our team is your dedicated resource when it comes to COBRA administration.\u00a0 We like to brag that we provide 24-hour turnaround.\u00a0 We also ensure all proper protocols to track those notices and lastly, support you in demonstrating proper notification should the need ever arise. Learn more about our COBRA services here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As recently evidenced in a lawsuit brought against an employer,\u00a0 providing COBRA notices in a timely fashion (and more importantly, having proof of such), is critical.\u00a0The lawsuit stated that\u00a0a former employee claimed that they had not received their COBRA\u00a0enrollment notice.\u00a0 Because the employer\u2019s TPA was able to provide a copy of the notice and proof […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[21,12],"class_list":["post-1657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-benefits-news","tag-hr-consulting"],"yoast_head":"\nCOBRA Notice Delivery: Could You Prove Your Case In Court?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As recently evidenced in a lawsuit brought against an employer, providing timely COBRA notices (and more 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