Small-Employer Exception Applies In COBRA Case, 4th Circuit Rules

RICHMOND, Va. - A purchase option that was in effect for four months of the relevant calendar year did not require that the two companies be considered a single employer for purposes of continuation health care coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 28 in an unpublished opinion (Conn Feamster, et al. v. Mountain State Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Incorporated, et al., No. 11-2256, 4th Cir.; 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 26628).Full story on lexis.com