Labor & Employment Law, Administrative Law, Health Law

Labor & Employment Law Update - January 2013 : New Year Employer Checklist

by Jeffrey Bell, Andrew Cripe, Jay Dade, Bradley Kafka, William P. Sweeney | Polsinelli on 1/17/2013

In This Issue: - New Health Care Mandates - I-9's for Immigration in 2013 - A Policies and Procedures Review - Classifying Employees as Exempt or Non-Exempt? - Awareness of National Labor Relations Board...more

Take 5: Views You Can Use - January 2013

by Greta Ravitsky | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 1/17/2013

In this issue: - Assess the Workforce - Choose Whether to "Pay" or to "Play" - Evaluate Existing Wellness Programs and/or Implement New Wellness Programs to Enhance Employees' Health Profiles and to Avoid or Minimize...more

Health Care Reform: Recent Guidance on "Play or Pay" Rules for Applicable Large Employers in 2014

by Beth Alcalde, Elizabeth F. Hodge, Carolyn Kershner, Leanne Reagan | Akerman Senterfitt on 1/17/2013

Many important aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("ACA") will go into effect in 2014, including the implementation of health insurance exchanges, and the requirement for certain employers to offer...more

Health Care Reform Update: Many Self-Insured Plans Subject to New Annual Fees This Year

by Mark Jones, Justin Krawitz | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 1/17/2013

New regulations have been issued under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) implementing annual fees and reporting requirements on self-insured health plans and indirectly on fully insured plans. The...more

Vegan Employee May Proceed with Religious Discrimination Claim

by Maria Greco Danaher | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/17/2013

A federal district court in Ohio has refused to dismiss a complaint for religious discrimination made by a hospital employee after the employee was fired for refusing to be vaccinated for the flu. The basis of the refusal to...more

Employer Alert -- January 2013: IRS Proposed Regulations On PPACA’S Shared Responsibility Provisions Full of New Year Surprises...

by Eric N. Athey, Kelley E. Kaufman | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 1/14/2013

On December 28, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued long-awaited proposed regulations regarding the “shared responsibility” penalty provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”). In...more

Patrick Administration Proposes Elimination of Fair Share Contribution Requirements

by Patricia Moran | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 1/13/2013

On Tuesday, January 8, 2013, the Deval Patrick administration filed An Act to Support Employers in the Commonwealth. This new legislation, if enacted, will repeal the Fair Share Contribution program effective June 30, 2013....more

Labor & Employment E-Note - January 2013

by Burr & Forman on 1/11/2013

In This Issue: - NLRB Protects Workers' Rights to Post About Job on Facebook - 6 States Ban Companies from Asking for Social Media Passwords - Health Law Requires Employers to Offer Family Care to All - Fiscal...more

Florida-Based Company Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit For $15.3 Million

by Marta Moakley | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/10/2013

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that Jacksonville, Florida-based American Sleep Medicine LLC has settled allegations that it fraudulently billed Medicare, TRICARE (the health care program for uniformed...more

New Health Care Reform Fees—Will You Be Required to Pay?

by Stacey A. Huse | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/10/2013

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act established two fees to be paid by insurers and self-insured plans: (1) the Transitional Reinsurance Program (TRP) fee to raise revenue for health insurance issuers that cover...more

Health Care Reform: Preparations For 2014 Pay Or Play Rules Should Begin Now

by Andrew Malahowski | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 1/9/2013

By far the most important issue for employers to consider under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the employer “free rider penalty,” often referred to as “pay or play.” Instead of forcing employers to provide group health...more

2013 Filing and Notice Deadlines for Qualified Retirement and Health and Welfare Plans

by King & Spalding on 1/9/2013

Employers and plan sponsors must comply with numerous filing and notice deadlines for their retirement and health and welfare plans. Failure to comply with these deadlines can result in costly penalties and excise taxes. To...more

For Employers, Pay-or-Play Proposals Could Be Worse, Much Worse

by Timothy J. Stanton | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/9/2013

Could employee benefits regulatory activity under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Act) be taking a turn toward common sense?...more

Impact of the PPACA Insurance Exchanges on the Marketplace for Health Coverage

by Sedgwick LLP on 1/8/2013

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) creates “insurance exchanges” that will be the enrollment mechanism for Medicaid, the sole source of federally subsidized health coverage, and – possibly – a...more

IRS Releases Further Guidance on Employer Health Care Coverage Mandate and Penalties

by Jean C. Hemphill, Edward I. Leeds | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/8/2013

The Internal Revenue Service has released proposed regulations and FAQs on the shared responsibility provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These rules require large employers to offer full-time employees and their...more

New IRS Rules for Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions under Health Care Reform

by Daniel Cooper | Armstrong Teasdale LLP on 1/8/2013

From an employer’s perspective, one of the most important components of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the employer shared responsibility provisions. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) just issued proposed regulations...more

IRS Issues Proposed Rule on ACA Play or Pay Requirements

by Ilyse Schuman, David Weiner | Littler on 1/7/2013

Full implementation of healthcare reform under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is less than a year away. The most important aspect of the new system for employers is the "employer shared responsibility" or "play or pay"...more

Government Agencies Provide Guidance on Taxes and Fees under the Affordable Care Act

by Jean C. Hemphill, Edward I. Leeds | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/7/2013

In regulations and other pronouncements issued toward the end of 2012, the government has provided further details on new taxes and fees introduced by the Affordable Care Act (ACA)....more

IRS Issues Proposed Regulations On Employer Shared Responsibility Mandate

by Tracy Morley | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 1/5/2013

On December 28, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations providing guidance on the employer shared responsibility provisions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Additionally, a new set of...more

Guidance on the 90-Day Waiting Period Limitations

by King & Spalding on 1/5/2013

Waiting Period Defined - For plan years starting on or after January 1, 2014, a group health plan or a health insurer offering group coverage may not impose a waiting period that exceeds 90 days. IRS Notice 2012-59...more

Healthcare Reform Update: IRS Regulations Address Full-Time Status Of Nine-Month Education Employees

by Eric N. Athey, Kelley E. Kaufman | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 1/4/2013

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA") requires "large employers" (i.e., those regularly employing 50 or more full-time equivalents) to provide "affordable" health coverage of "minimum value" to "full-time...more

Health Care Reform Blog: Pay or Play Provisions of the Affordable Care Act

by Susan J. Freed | Davis Brown Law Firm on 1/4/2013

Late last week the IRS released proposed regulations implementing the employer “play or pay” provisions in the Affordable Care Act. The rules are applicable to employers with 50 or more full-time equivalents and outline the...more

Proposed Regulations Would Promote Growth of Wellness Programs

by Brooke Colaizzi | Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 1/4/2013

Five federal agencies have collectively proposed regulations to implement elements of the Affordable Care Act ("ACA") healthcare reform legislation designed to encourage employers to sponsor employee wellness programs. The...more

2012-2013 Regulatory Agendas for Employee Benefits Published by DOL and Treasury

by Margaret C. Barker, Adam Cohen, Carol McClarnon, Jamey Medlin, Michael Miles, Joanna Myers, Vanessa Scott, W. Mark Smith, William Walderman, Carol Weiser | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 1/3/2013

The principal regulators of U.S. employee benefits have recently published updates to their guidance plans for the coming months. - On December 24, 2012, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) updated its 2012 Semi-Annual...more

Affordable Care Act Update: Additional Medicare Tax Withholding Required in 2013

by Steve Gerlach | Bernstein Shur on 1/3/2013

The IRS recently issued guidance for employers on withholding the Additional Medicare Tax required under the Affordable Care Act starting in 2013...more

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