COBRA

[Guest swallace43]

An employer was paying for the first month of a former employee"s COBRA. The former employee sent his COBRA election letter to the former employer instead of the administrator. The employer paid the first month premium. The administrator cancelled the former employee"s COBRA because they did not receive the former employees election. Does the election notice by the former employee to the former employer count as notice of the election? The election notice was sent to the employer 8 days after receipt of the COBRA notice.