http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/dislocated_workers_brochure.html
Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
This booklet is designed to assist workers who have been laid off in the transition from old jobs to new jobs. Important health and pension issues that affect the dislocated worker are addressed -- health and pension benefits (COBRA & ERISA); and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).