In the recently decided case of Dorsey v. Holman, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41295 (D.D.C. Apr. 27, 2010) a Washington D.C. law firm terminated their employee, Debra Dorsey, after a year of disability-related leave. The employee elected COBRA in late 2008. Subsequently, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2008 (ARRA) was passed in February, 2009, and the employee made the request to her employer to be provided the subsidy following a conversation with a DOL official who confirmed her eligibility for the subsidy.