Federal law does not extend COBRA coverage to domestic or same-sex partners. When am I not eligible for COBRA?
• Job termination was due to gross misconduct, as determined by your former employer. • Your former employer has less than 20 employees. • You dont submit your enrollment form within the required deadline. • You dont remit your first premium payment within the required deadline. • You are not enrolled in a group health plan while an active employee. • You lost your coverage due to a divorce and you did not notify your employer (or your spouse’s former employer) of your divorce within the required notification timeframe. Are there any special considerations for military leave? Federal COBRA does not require any special treatment for those individuals on military leave. However, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) provided for the continuation of health plan coverage for up to 18 months for those persons on military leave. Because this overlaps with COBRA, military leave was treated the same as COBRA. In December of 2004, the Veterans Benefits I
