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The term "Individual Mandate" typically refers to a requirement under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 that all United States residents must obtain "minimum essential... more +

The term "Individual Mandate" typically refers to a requirement under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 that all United States residents must obtain "minimum essential healthcare coverage" unless they qualify for one of eight exemptions under the Act. The Act defines "minimum essential coverage" and levies penalties against individuals who fail to comply with the mandate. less -

Affordable Care Act Battle Rages On: Fourth Circuit Holds Individual Mandate Is a Tax in Bankruptcy

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP on 1/25/2023

As originally enacted, the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) required most people to maintain health insurance. Those who did not maintain the required insurance were obligated to pay a “shared responsibility payment” (“SRP”),...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

New Year, New ACA Reporting Rules

Stoel Rives LLP on 12/2/2021

Since 2015, the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) has required employers and insurers to annually complete, file with the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and distribute to employees and other covered individuals information about...more

Tennessee Passes New COVID-19 Legislation

Burr & Forman on 11/2/2021

On October 30, 2021, the Tennessee General Assembly passed significant legislation that severely curtails the ability of private employers in Tennessee to implement COVID-19 restrictions in the workplace. The new law is...more

Los Angeles City Council Approves Sweeping Vaccine Ordinance for Indoor Establishments

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 10/8/2021

Following New York City and San Francisco, Los Angeles is the latest city to require proof of vaccination for individuals entering indoor portions of establishments. This ordinance, which the Los Angeles City Council approved...more

COVID-19 Vaccination Update for Green Card Applicants

Burr & Forman on 9/22/2021

Beginning October 1, 2021, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will require COVID-19 vaccinations for all applicants applying for lawful permanent residence (i.e. green card) with some exceptions. ...more

No Soup for You & Take Your Coffee to Go – Accommodations and the Key to NYC Pass

Littler on 8/20/2021

New York City recently implemented the Key to NYC Pass, which requires patrons and employees of certain indoor entertainment, recreation, dining, and fitness establishments to prove that they have received at least one dose...more

The Key to NYC Pass: Vax Up or Miss Out

Littler on 8/18/2021

Earlier this month, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city would be implementing the “Key to NYC Pass” requiring that patrons and employees of certain indoor entertainment, recreation, dining and fitness...more

The Courts and Healthcare Policy - August 2021

McGuireWoods Consulting on 8/10/2021

The courts continue to play an important role in health policy. 2020 saw several notable lawsuits related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Several other Trump administration policies were challenged, including Medicare...more

New York City to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination for Workers and Patrons of Indoor Dining, Fitness and Entertainment Venues

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 8/3/2021

Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that New York City will become the first major city in the United States to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for workers and patrons of indoor dining, indoor fitness, and indoor entertainment...more

Flattening the Curve: Are Vaccination Mandates a Viable Strategy for Hospitals?

Polsinelli on 8/2/2021

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccines hold promise to control the pandemic and help restore normal social and economic life, even as variant threats loom. ...more

SCOTUS ACA Ruling Allows Employers to Consider Improvements

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 7/27/2021

The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed the third major legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act. Dorsey and Whitney LLP attorneys say that with court challenges to the ACA no longer looming, the outlook for improvements...more

Federal Court Upholds Indiana University’s Mandatory Student Vaccination Policy

Pullman & Comley - School Law on 7/27/2021

As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the United States, many colleges have turned to mandatory student vaccination requirements in an attempt to return to in-person learning. Predictably, following directly behind...more

Federal Judge Upholds Indiana University’s Vaccine Mandate

Franczek P.C. on 7/20/2021

Yesterday, a federal district court judge from the Northern District of Indiana denied the issuance of a preliminary injunction that would have halted Indiana University’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for students. This decision...more

#WorkforceWednesday: SCOTUS in Review, Biden Acts to Limit Non-Competes, NY HERO Act Model Safety Plans - Employment Law This...

Epstein Becker & Green on 7/14/2021

Welcome to #WorkforceWednesday. This week, we recap the U.S. Supreme Court’s term and its impact on employers. U.S. Supreme Court Employment Law Decisions in Review (see video attached) The Supreme Court’s term ended on...more

Supreme Court Boots Challenge To The Affordable Care Act

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. on 7/9/2021

On June 17, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the plaintiffs in California v. Texas et. al lacked standing to challenge the validity of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”). The highly anticipated...more

June 2021: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 7/7/2021

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

The Courts and Healthcare Policy - July 2021

McGuireWoods Consulting on 7/2/2021

2020 saw the courts continuing to play an important role in health policy with several notable lawsuits related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Several other Trump administration policies were challenged, including Medicare...more

Stand Down – The Affordable Care Act Survives Another Supreme Court Challenge

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/29/2021

In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court rebuffed a challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, finding that the plaintiffs who challenged the ACA lacked standing to bring the lawsuit....more

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down 3rd Challenge to PP and ACA

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 6/28/2021

On June 17, 2021, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) for the third time. The ACA is a comprehensive...more

Nevertheless, the Affordable Care Act persisted

McAfee & Taft on 6/24/2021

On June 17, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in California v. Texas on a challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This was the third major challenge to the ACA since it was enacted...more

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act

King & Spalding on 6/24/2021

On June 17, 2021, in California v. Texas, the Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) for the third time in nine years. Texas, 17 other states, and two individuals brought...more

SCOTUS Doesn’t Want to Tell Us How They Really Feel About The ACA

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/24/2021

Dismissal of ACA Lawsuit Based Only on Standing Grounds - Seyfarth Synopsis: In Texas v. California, the Supreme Court rejected another challenge to the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare” or “ACA”). The Court never reached...more

Three Strikes You’re Out -- The Affordable Care Act Survives a Third Legal Challenge: Let’s Move On to the Consolidated...

Snell & Wilmer on 6/23/2021

For employers holding out hope that some or all of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) would be overturned in its most recent challenge, that will not be the case, at least not by the hand of the United States Supreme Court. On...more

U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (a Third Time)

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 6/23/2021

Soon after the Affordable Care Act (“ACA” or the “Act”) was passed in 2010, its critics initiated the first major legal effort to strike down the entire law as unconstitutional. That case, National Federation of Independent...more

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