The COBRA Handbook gives you detailed advice and solutions to everyday COBRA administrative problems. Completely updated for 2000, you'll find answers to hundreds of your most complex COBRA questions, including: What are COBRA notification requirements? What are the legal methods for calculating COBRA premiums? When can you terminate COBRA coverage early? What are the employer's obligations To The divorced spouse of a COBRA beneficiary? Who has COBRA responsibilities in a merger or acquisition? How should you handle an employee who claims never to have received a COBRA notice? Plus, there are complete citations, model waiver and COBRA release forms, expert tips and pointers on preventing legal claims, and step-by-step guidance on program design to help you avoid common COBRA compliance pitfalls.