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Sacramento County’s Department of Human Assistance (DHA) is implementing a new subsidized employment program called the “Job Opportunity Program.” The Job Opportunity Program is a new job stimulus program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 and authorized under the federal TANF Emergency Contingency Fund (ECF).   Through this funding the County will reimburse participating employers 80% of the employer’s subsidized employment program, which could include 100% of the employee’s wages for up to six months. Participants are men and women who have marketable skills but are currently unemployed or underemployed. Participants placed with an employer will closely match the established minimum requirements.
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On January 19, 2010, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued model notices to help plan administrators and employers comply with COBRA notice requirements as dictated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“ARRA”), as amended by the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 2010 (“2010 DOD Act”).
Continue Reading LAW ALERT: Department Of Labor Issues Model Notices For The Extended COBRA Subsidy

President Obama signed the “Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations Act” (“DAA”) on December 21, 2009. The DAA provides two important changes to the COBRA subsidy that was established under the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009” (“ARRA”) earlier this year.
Continue Reading LAW ALERT: COBRA Subsidy Is Extended By President Obama