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Question of the Week - Withholding Benefits for COBRA Election

Q. An employee is terminating. Can we hold his last paycheck until he either waives COBRA continuation coverage, elects and pays for coverage, or allows the election period to

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Q. An employee is terminating. Can we hold his last paycheck until he either waives COBRA continuation coverage, elects and pays for coverage, or allows the election period to expire?

A. No. An employer may not withhold anything to which a qualified beneficiary is otherwise entitled in order to compel payment for COBRA continuation coverage or to coerce the qualified beneficiary to give up rights to COBRA continuation coverage.

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