Response to COVID-19

Note: Information about COBRA premium assistance under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2023 is available at https://www.dol.gov/COBRA-subsidy

Note: Healthcare.gov Special Enrollment Period 2023

In response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has temporarily moved to telephone and website contact only.

Through this period of nationwide challenge, we remain fully operational and committed to our mission to assure the security of the retirement, health, and other workplace related benefits of America’s workers and their families. The agency is prioritizing getting your questions answered.

To contact EBSA, you may call our toll-free help line at 1-866-444-3272.

Alternatively, you can contact us through our website.

FAQs on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Implementation

• Part 44
• Part 43
• Part 42 – This document was updated on April 15, 2020, to correct an error in footnote 10 regarding the end date of the current public health emergency related to COVID-19.

COVID-19 Relief and Guidance for Employee Benefit Plans

• EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2023-01
• News Release
• Extension of Certain Timeframes for Employee Benefit Plans, Participants, and Beneficiaries Affected by the COVID-19 Outbreak
• EBSA Disaster Relief Notice 2020-01
• COVID-19 FAQS for Participants and Beneficiaries

Rapid Coverage of Preventive Services for Coronavirus and Price Transparency for COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests

• Interim Final Rule

New COBRA Notices

• News release
• FAQs
• Model general notice | En Español
• Model election notice | En Español

EBSA has resources for workers and employers:

• Health and Retirement Benefits After Job Loss

  Find information regarding health and retirement benefits following a change in job status.

Seminars and Webcasts

• COBRA Premium Assistance Compliance Assistance National Webcast Archive

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