COBRA and Independent Contractors

[Guest Rettop]

Does and employer/employee relationship have to exist to offer COBRA? If independent contractors are covered under a group policy along with employees, do independent contractors also eligible to receive COBRA benefits?

[KIP KRAUS]

I would say that if independent contractors are covered under your group plan then they should be eligible for COBRA. I don’t recall the regs. making any distinctions between employees and independent contractors.