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Employer Mandates is a term commonly used to describe employer insurance obligations under the Affordable Care Act. Under the Affordable Care Act, employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide minimum essential insurance coverage to their employees or else pay statutory penalties. The concept of an employer mandate is not unique to the Affordable Care Act; many EU countries have their own versions with different and/or expanded employer obligations. less -

Texas Judge Invalidates ACA Preventive Care Mandates: Impact on Employer-Sponsored Plans

Holland & Knight LLP on 4/10/2023

A Texas district court judge has overruled certain preventive care mandates of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), holding that they are unconstitutional and, in one case, violate the Religious Freedom...more

Fast-Approaching Deadlines for ACA Reporting and Similar State Reporting

Venable LLP on 1/16/2023

This alert describes upcoming reporting deadlines under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and under state laws that require similar reporting. Generally, reporting that relates to health coverage in one calendar year is due early...more

Safe Harbors for Offering Health Coverage via an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement

Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/24/2020

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released final regulations... that permit employers to set aside pre-tax funds into health reimbursement arrangements (“HRAs”) that can be used by employees to pay for premiums and other...more

New HRA Regulations Part 5 – More on the Employer Shared Responsibility Mandate

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 10/29/2019

On September 30th, the IRS issued proposed regulations that establish safe harbors for compliance with the employer mandate in the context of individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements (or “ICHRAs”). These proposed...more

Digging into the New HRA Regulations, Part 3 – Premium Tax Credit and Employer Mandate Impact on Individual Coverage HRAs

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 7/19/2019

As part of our ongoing series on the final regulations expanding the availability of health reimbursement accounts (“HRAs”), we discussed the newly-created Individual Coverage HRAs, which generally allow for employers to...more

Under Developing IRS Guidance (Not Final), an Employer Would Be Able to Fully Satisfy ACA’s Employer Mandate Without Maintaining...

Foley & Lardner LLP on 1/15/2019

Takeaway Message: A recent IRS notice provides a future path for employers to avoid ACA employer mandate penalties by reimbursing employees for a portion of the cost of individual insurance coverage through an...more

Better Care Reconciliation Act – Key Takeaways for Employers and Plan Sponsors

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 6/30/2017

On June 22, 2017, the Senate released its much anticipated health care reform legislation – the Better Care Reconciliation Act (“BCRA”) (linked to amended version released June 26, 2017). In many respects the BCRA is similar...more

American Health Care Act – Key Takeaways for Employers and Plan Sponsors

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 3/9/2017

On March 6, 2017, the House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee and Energy and Commerce Committee released budget reconciliation recommendations that will, after mark-up beginning on March 8th, form the American...more

The ACA’s Health Insurance Marketplace Begins Reaching Out To Employers

Fisher Phillips on 7/6/2016

Last week, employers began receiving notices from the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace / Exchange regarding employees who applied for Exchange coverage and were determined eligible for a tax subsidy to defray part of the...more

Employee Benefits Provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015

Blank Rome LLP on 11/5/2015

The Bipartisan Budget Act includes the following important employee-benefit related provisions: - It repeals the automatic enrollment mandate of the Affordable Care Act. Under the ACA, employers with more than 200...more

Benefits Litigation Update – July 2015

Epstein Becker & Green on 7/27/2015

Welcome to the new, rejuvenated version of the Benefits Litigation Update, which we bring you jointly with the law firm of Epstein Becker Green. Our goal is to provide a concise and, we hope, insightful glimpse into recent...more

EEOC Proposes Wellness Program Regulations

Miller Canfield on 4/21/2015

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has proposed much-anticipated regulations regarding the use of employee health program under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The regulations are an attempt to...more

Monthly Benefits Update - December 2014

Franczek P.C. on 1/9/2015

Illinois Becomes the First State to Require Automatic Retirement Savings Program for Workers Without Access to a Workplace Retirement Plan - On January 5, 2015, outgoing Governor Quinn signed landmark legislation that...more

Health Plan ID Requirements and Other End-of-Year Considerations

Ballard Spahr LLP on 10/13/2014

Employers and other health plan sponsors may be focused on preparing for the commencement of the employer mandate under the Affordable Care Act on January 1, 2015, but a number of other deadlines and developments are emerging...more

New Guidance on COBRA and ACA Marketplace Coverage: The Gap in Coverage is (Not Quite) Filled

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 5/8/2014

There has been much confusion and concern about the interplay between the COBRA continuation coverage rules and the new Health Insurance Marketplace established under the Affordable Care Act (the “Marketplace”). One important...more

Employee Benefits: Is Your Health Plan Premium Affordable Under The ACA?

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 4/1/2014

By now, most large employers are aware that they are required to offer "affordable" health care coverage to their full-time employees beginning in 2015 in order to avoid potential penalties under the shared responsibility...more

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