Employer Failed To Properly Provide Employee With COBRA Notification, Judge Says

Mealey's (November 8, 2018, 10:48 AM EST) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio federal judge on Nov. 6 granted summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs on a claim alleging that an employer violated the Comprehensive Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) after determining that the employee’s reduction in work hours constituted a COBRA qualifying event that required the employer to provide her with COBRA notification (Rebecca Morehouse, et al. v. Steak N Shake Inc., No. 16-789, S.D. Ohio, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 189876)....