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Strategic Implementation of Employer Shared Responsibility Rules & 2014 Planning Considerations

by Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 5/14/2013

In This Presentation: •Welcome •Overview of the Employer Shared Responsibility Rules - Impact on Corporate Structure - Time Line Examples to Demonstrate Application of Measurement, Administrative & Stability...more

Capital Infusion - May 2013: Policy Spotlight: Affordable Care Act

by Adam Connatser, Jon Finger, Rani Hauth Guerra, J. Atwood Jeter, David McLean | Patton Boggs LLP on 5/10/2013

EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND THE IMPACT on PRIVATE INVESTMENT FUNDS - Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) continues at an accelerated pace. Some of its most important...more

Who is a Large Employer Under Obamacare?

by Steven Saraisky | Cole Schotz on 5/10/2013

Among other things, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”), commonly referred to as Obamacare, requires “large employers” to provide qualified health coverage for all of their full-time employees, or pay...more

The Obamacare “Play or Pay” Rules: A Practical Approach

by Jeff Belfiglio | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/10/2013

The IRS recently released new proposed regulations to implement the Shared Responsibility or “Play or Pay” provisions of Health Care Reform. The proposed regulations provide a wealth of detail on key issues required to...more

Employer Responsibility – Will You Pay or Play?

by Kathryn Paradise, David L. Woodard | Poyner Spruill LLP on 5/7/2013

Starting in 2014, provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act become effective known as “Pay or Play” or “Employer Shared Responsibility.” Large employers will be faced with the decision whether to offer...more

Staffing Industry Compliance with the Employer Shared Responsibility (aka “Pay-or-Play”) Provisions of the Affordable Care Act:...

by Alden J. Bianchi | Mintz Levin - Employment, Labor & Benefits on 5/3/2013

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”), the federal government, state governments, insurers, employers, and individuals all share responsibility to make affordable health insurance coverage widely...more

Benefits Update, No. 2, May 2013: Healthcare Reform: To Play Or Pay – That Is The Question

by Callan G. Carter | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 5/3/2013

Probably the most important mandate for employers is the “play or pay” mandate, also known as the employer-shared responsibility, which will require large employers (those with the equivalent of 50 or more full-time...more

The Affordable Care Act’s “Play-Or-Pay” Mandate: Who Is A Full-Time Employee For Purposes Of The Employer Shared Responsibility...

by Margret Warrick Truax | Perkins Coie on 4/23/2013

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

Religious Institutions Update: April 2013

by Nathan A. Adams IV | Holland & Knight LLP on 4/8/2013

Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is in full swing. The law requires non-exempt religious organizations with fewer than 50 full-time employees to determine whether they are a large...more

Who is an employee and who is an independent contractor under the employer mandate provisions of the Affordable Care Act...

by Michael Newman | Barger & Wolen on 2/27/2013

As we have written in this space in the past, whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor can have many consequences. The classification can determine whether the principal is liable for the negligent acts...more

Affordable Care Act: Preparing for 2014

by Steve Gerlach | Bernstein Shur on 2/26/2013

President Obama’s re-election confirmed that the Affordable Care Act will continue to be rolled out, and that its “pay-or-play” rules will become effective on January 1, 2014. These provisions require public and private...more

Employers Need To Evaluate Coverage Under The Affordable Care Act Now

by Scott T. Silverman | Akerman Senterfitt on 2/22/2013

Beginning in 2014, "large employers" may be assessed a penalty for not providing required coverage under the employer shared responsibility mandate of the Affordable Care Act. This does not mean that employers need not worry...more

WVDEP Hires New Oil and Gas Employees

by M. Ann Bradley | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/22/2013

One of the provisions of the West Virginia Horizontal Well Control Act passed in December 2011 increased the permit fees for horizontal wells from $400 to $10,000. At the time this legislation was under consideration, West...more

Penalties and Measuring Periods for Large Employers - How to Assess Potential Liability under the Affordable Care Act

by Deborah Grace, Cynthia Moore | Dickinson Wright on 2/18/2013

Under the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), a large employer is subject to penalties if it fails to offer to full-time employees and their dependents health coverage or if the coverage that it offers is not affordable or does not...more

IRS Issues Proposed Regulations for Employer-Shared Responsibility under ACA

by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &... on 2/18/2013

On December 28, 2012, the IRS issued proposed regulations with respect to employer-shared responsibility regarding health coverage under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA). Employers are permitted to rely on these proposed...more

Employers Subject To The Play Or Pay Penalties Under Health Care Reform

by Joanne Hanson Pearson | Pierce Atwood LLP on 2/15/2013

Beginning in 2014, large employers are subject to one of two “shared responsibility” penalties under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), commonly known as the play or pay penalties. The Internal Revenue...more

The Affordable Care Act’s “Play Or Pay” Mandate: How It Works

by H. Vicky Chen, Margret Warrick Truax | Perkins Coie on 2/13/2013

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

I’m Not An Applicable Large Employer Under The Affordable Care Act…Or Am I?

by Jewelie Grape | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 2/8/2013

Only applicable large employers may be assessed a penalty under the employer shared responsibility mandate of the Affordable Care Act. An applicable large employer is defined by the regulations as one that has employed an...more

Benefits and Compensation Alert - January 2013: IRS Issues Proposed Regulations On The “Employer Shared Responsibility” Penalties...

by Eric Britton, James Culbreth, Jr., Gary Diesing, Vivian Folk, Wyatt Holliday, Susan McClay, Scott Newsom, Bennett Speyer | Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP on 2/5/2013

To make certain that 2013 will be as exciting as 2012, on January 2 the US Treasury issued proposed regulations under section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”), which was added to the Code by the Patient Protection...more

Monthly Benefits Update - January 2013

by Daniel R. Salemi | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 2/4/2013

In This Issue: - Health & Welfare Plans ..Health Care Reform: IRS Issues Proposed “Pay or Play” Regulations ..Health Care Reform: IRS Issues FAQs on Various ACA Issues ..HHS Issues Final HIPAA Regulations...more

Health Care Reform “Pay Or Play” Guidance Issued

by Jewelie Grape | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 2/4/2013

In early January, the Internal Revenue Service published proposed regulations on “Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage.” These regulations incorporate the provisions of many previous Notices with...more

Health Care Reform - Should Employers Reduce Expected Health Costs In 2014 By Transitioning Some Full Time Employees To Part Time...

by Beth Alcalde | Akerman Senterfitt on 2/1/2013

2013 is shaping up to be a very busy year for employers in all industries, with the continued implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("ACA"). Recognizing that in 2014, applicable large employers will...more

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