Guidance on the notice to employees of coverage

The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration updated its Affordable Care Act web page with the following information on the notice to employees of coverage options:


• Technical Release 2013-02 - Guidance on the notice to employees of coverage options under FLSA §18B and updated model election notice under COBRA, available at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/newsroom/tr13-02.html 

• Model notice for employers who offer a health plan to some or all employees, available at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/FLSAwithplans.pdf

• Model notice for employers who do not offer a health plan, available at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/pdf/FLSAwithoutplans.pdf

• COBRA model election notice, available at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/modelelectionnotice.doc

• COBRA model election notice redline version (to show May 2013 changes), available at http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/modelelectionnoticeredline.doc