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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 -

Breaking Down ACA Penalty Letters: IRS’s 2021 Initiative

Trusaic on 8/25/2023

The IRS has issued its first ACA penalty letters for tax year 2021. While employers have been forewarned, many may not be fully armed to respond in a timely and compliant manner. The IRS is making good on its promise, and...more

Watch Your Mail: IRS Begins Collection of Employer Mandate Penalties

Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/1/2017

It’s official. The IRS has finally begun the process of collecting penalties under the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”) employer shared responsibility provisions, better known as the “employer mandate.” The IRS has started...more

IRS Will Enforce Employer Mandate Regardless Of Any Executive Orders

Fisher Phillips on 9/13/2017

You may recall that President Trump signed an executive order on the day of his inauguration directing all agencies to minimize the economic burden of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) pending its repeal. You may recall also that...more

Traps for the Unwary: Does Your Employee Handbook Comply with the Affordable Care Act?

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 8/10/2016

Do you think you’ve complied with the Affordable Care Act mandates? Before you answer yes, you’d best take a close look at your Employee Handbook – a minefield for mistakes....more

New ACA Guidance Warrants Another "Checkup" of Employer Health Plans

King & Spalding on 3/8/2016

On December 16, 2015, the IRS issued Notice 2015-87 (the "Notice"), which provides "question-and-answer" guidance regarding how various Affordable Care Act (the "ACA") provisions apply to employer-provided group health plans....more

ACA Automatic Enrollment Mandate Repealed by Bipartisan Budget Act

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 11/4/2015

On Monday, November 2nd, the President signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA). Some legislators had hoped that a budget deal would at least include a repeal of the controversial 40% excise tax on high-cost health...more

The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 14 of 24): Coding Form 1095-C, Part II for...

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 10/23/2015

When reporting offers of coverage to full-time employees under the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer shared responsibility rules, much of the detail appears in Part II of IRS Form 1095-C, Lines 14, 15 and 16. For the most...more

The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 13 of 24): Coding Form 1095-C, Part II for...

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 10/14/2015

Compliance with the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer shared responsibility rules requires that applicable large employers identify their full-time employees. A “full-time employee” for this purpose is an employee who...more

Budgeting for Employer Mandate Tax Assessments

Balch & Bingham LLP on 6/29/2015

For October 1 fiscal year employers, it’s budget season. Calendar year employers aren’t far behind. Those doubting their employer mandate compliance need to accrue reserves for non-deductible assessments that the IRS may...more

ACA Countdown to Compliance - 52 Week Series For Employers

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 2/25/2015

In this volume, we have collected the 52 weekly blog posts that comprise the series entitled, The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers. The series appeared in the Mintz Levin Employment Matters Blog...more

Eligibility Rules Need To Be In Writing

Fisher Phillips on 2/16/2015

Healthcare reform continues to roll on. 2014 saw the implementation of the health insurance exchanges, the Individual Mandate, and a host of new rules relating to employer-provided health coverage. 2015 marks the start of yet...more

2015 Health Care Reform Compliance Checklist for Employers

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 1/26/2015

The United States has entered a new era of health care reform. Until now, United States employers were generally not required to provide health care coverage to employees (although many did so for employee relations and...more

Health Headlines: Also in the News - January 2015 #2

King & Spalding on 1/20/2015

House Passes Bill to Redefine Full-Time Employee Under ACA – On January 8, 2015, the House of Representatives in a 252-172 vote approved a bill that would redefine a full-time worker under the ACA employer mandate from one...more

News from the Health Law Gurus™:

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 1/16/2015

News from the Health Law Gurus™ is a weekly summary of notable health law news from around the country with helpful links to related content. Check back every week for the latest health law news stories....more

‘Tis the (Retail) Season, Part IV: Are Seasonal Workers Entitled to Health Care Coverage? A 2014 Update

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 12/3/2014

As the holiday shopping season approaches, we are considering a number of issues that employers of seasonal workers might be facing. Primary among these is whether employers are required to provide health care coverage to...more

The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 16: So What, Exactly, is an “Offer of Coverage”?

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 9/9/2014

Whether an employer makes the requisite offer of group health plan coverage is critical to the application of the Affordable Care Act’s employer shared responsibility rules as reflected in final implementing regulations...more

The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 23: The Impact of Employment Contract Terms on Variable Hour...

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 7/21/2014

For applicable large employers (i.e., employers who employed at least 50 full-time and full-time equivalent employees on business days during the preceding calendar year) endeavoring to comply with the Affordable Care Act’s...more

Affordable Care Act Update: Final Regulations Assist Employers With Identifying Full-Time Employees and Reporting Requirements

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 7/14/2014

Earlier this year, the IRS issued final regulations implementing the employer shared responsibility provisions (the “Pay-or-Play Mandate”) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”). We issued a Client...more

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Breaking Down ACA Penalty Letters: IRS’s 2021 Initiative

Watch Your Mail: IRS Begins Collection of Employer Mandate Penalties

IRS Will Enforce Employer Mandate Regardless Of Any Executive Orders

Traps for the Unwary: Does Your Employee Handbook Comply with the Affordable Care Act?

New ACA Guidance Warrants Another "Checkup" of Employer Health Plans

ACA Automatic Enrollment Mandate Repealed by Bipartisan Budget Act

The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 14 of 24): Coding Form 1095-C, Part II for...

The Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements for Carriers and Employers (Part 13 of 24): Coding Form 1095-C, Part II for...

Budgeting for Employer Mandate Tax Assessments

ACA Countdown to Compliance - 52 Week Series For Employers

Eligibility Rules Need To Be In Writing

2015 Health Care Reform Compliance Checklist for Employers

Health Headlines: Also in the News - January 2015 #2

News from the Health Law Gurus™:

‘Tis the (Retail) Season, Part IV: Are Seasonal Workers Entitled to Health Care Coverage? A 2014 Update

The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 16: So What, Exactly, is an “Offer of Coverage”?

The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 23: The Impact of Employment Contract Terms on Variable Hour...

Affordable Care Act Update: Final Regulations Assist Employers With Identifying Full-Time Employees and Reporting Requirements

Obama Administration Further Delays Employer Mandate

Employer Responsibility – Will You Pay or Play?

Health Care Reform “Pay Or Play” Guidance Issued

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