The COBRA Handbook gives you detailed advice and solutions to everyday COBRA administrative problems. It provides the text of the final COBRA regulations, and offers guidance on how to comply with various new rules addressed in the regulations. You'll find answers to hundreds of the most complex COBRA questions, including: What type of proof is required to establish that a COBRA notice has been sent? When is a COBRA election considered timely? When is an employer permitted to increase the amount of the required COBRA premium? What remedies are available under ERISA civil enforcement provisions? What are the rules regarding obligations of multiemployer plans when a contributing employer withdraws from the plan? And more. Also available online.