--- type: threshold id: cobra asset: regulatory-threshold-triggers title: "COBRA — US federal employment law thresholds by employee count" sources: - https://stratus.hr/resources/federal-law-breakdown-how-many-employees source_quote: "Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)" generated: true verified: false harvested: 2026-08-04 stale_after: 2027-08-04 law: "COBRA" full_name: "Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act" employee_threshold: "20" requirement: "requires employers to offer continuation coverage of employer-sponsored group health insurance to eligible employees and their dependents when coverage would otherwise be lost due to certain events such as termination" counting_note: "part-time and temporary employees are included in the head-count calculation" --- **Law:** COBRA **Full name:** Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act **Employee threshold:** 20 **Requirement:** requires employers to offer continuation coverage of employer-sponsored group health insurance to eligible employees and their dependents when coverage would otherwise be lost due to certain events such as termination **Counting note:** part-time and temporary employees are included in the head-count calculation > Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) Source: