With the filing of a class action complaint in late 2016 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. became the latest large company accused of failing to provide adequate notices as...more
1/19/2017
/ Class Action ,
COBRA ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Fines ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
IRS ,
Notice Requirements ,
Retailers ,
Wal-Mart
During his campaign, President-elect Trump promised to make the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) a priority. Now that the election is over, what should employers expect? We don’t have a crystal ball,...more
11/22/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Cadillac Tax ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Mandates ,
Flexible Spending Accounts ,
Health Insurance ,
Health Savings Accounts ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
IRS ,
Medicare ,
Obama Administration ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Shared Responsibility Rule ,
Surtax ,
Trump Administration
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has significantly changed the legal landscape for employer-sponsored health plans by adding reporting obligations, benefit mandates, fees, notices and potential penalties for plans that do not...more
The Affordable Care Act added the so-called “Play-or-Pay” mandate or “Employer Shared Responsibility” provisions to the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). Starting in 2015, certain employers, referred to as “applicable large...more
On September 13, 2013 the U.S. Department of the Treasury (IRS), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), collectively referred to herein as the Departments, coordinated...more
Recently, we published a Client Update explaining how the Play-or-Pay mandate, or Employer Shared Responsibility provision, under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) generally works. To summarize, we described how an employer...more
The Affordable Care Act added the so-called “Play or Pay” mandate or “Employer Shared Responsibility” provisions to the Internal Revenue Code (the Code). Starting in 2014, certain employers may be subject to a penalty tax,...more
2/13/2013
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Federal Poverty Line ,
Full-Time Employees ,
Healthcare ,
IRS ,
Minimum Essential Coverage ,
Pay or Play ,
Penalties ,
Safe Harbors ,
Shared Responsibility Rule ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Transition Relief ,
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