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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... more +

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 -

WPI Insider Briefing: Workplace Policy under the Trump Administration Begins to Take Shape as "Repeal and Replace" of the ACA...

Littler on 7/11/2017

Five months into President Trump's term, his administration's workplace policy is beginning to take shape. From notable developments at the Department of Labor (DOL), to long-awaited nominations to the National Labor...more

Employment Flash - June 2017

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/29/2017

This edition examines recent labor and employment developments at the U.S. federal, state and local levels, including the House of Representatives' American Health Care Act and the Senate's Better Care Reconciliation Act, the...more

Expect Pro-Business, Pro-Employer Changes Under Trump Administration

Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/23/2017

When Donald Trump won the presidential election in November, management-side labor and employment lawyers everywhere scrambled to figure out what the changing administration would mean for our nation's employers and our...more

New Administration Orders Freeze of Pending Regulations, Takes Aim at the Affordable Care Act

Littler on 1/23/2017

One of the first acts of the new Administration on Inauguration Day was to issue a memorandum putting the brakes—at least temporarily—on federal regulations that have not yet taken effect, and to release an executive order...more

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Repeals ACA Automatic Enrollment Provision

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/25/2015

Despite a marked lack of success for efforts in Congress and through the courts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) completely, or substantially interrupt its implementation, the Bipartisan...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

Employee Health Care Plans: Tips for Navigating the Affordable Care Act Requirements

Baker Donelson on 8/7/2015

The United States Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act (the "Act") in a recent decision involving the use of the insurance exchanges. Employers are now certain that they must deal with the requirements of the Act...more

The Affordable Care Act – Where Are We Now?

Cole Schotz on 11/7/2014

The ACA was signed into law in March of 2010 with the goals of increasing the quality and affordability of health insurance, lowering the uninsured rate by expanding public and private insurance coverage, and reducing the...more

Take 5 Newsletter: Five Hot Topics in Hospitality Law

Epstein Becker & Green on 4/18/2014

ACA Final Regulations Provide Rules for Seasonal Employees - On February 10, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") promulgated final regulations for the ACA's employer "shared responsibility provisions" in IRS...more

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Deadline Looms: Here’s What Employers Need to Do

McCarter & English, LLP on 9/27/2013

As the October 1, 2013, deadline for compliance with certain notification requirements mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) approaches, employers are grappling with questions about their...more

Affordable Care Act Mandates Employer Notice of Coverage Options to Employees by October 1, 2013

Bracewell LLP on 9/24/2013

Pursuant to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), individuals and employees of small businesses will be able to access health insurance coverage through a private health insurance market – the Health Insurance Marketplace –...more

What Do Employers Need to Know About the ACA Marketplace Notices?

Littler on 9/19/2013

Although the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) "employer mandate" has been delayed until 2015, health insurance exchanges are still scheduled to start offering health coverage to individuals and employees of small businesses...more

Affordable Care Act’s Special Rules for Grandfathered And Self-Insured Health Plans

Genova Burns LLC on 9/15/2013

The Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”) mandates regarding health care plans, including the individual mandate, take effect with no change in schedule, despite the recent U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to postpone employer...more

Complying with the Affordable Care Act’s Exchange Notice Requirement

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 8/21/2013

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”) amends the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to require employers of all sizes to provide their employees a notice of the availability of coverage through public...more

USDOL Issues ACA Guidance For Employers On Mandatory Health Care Coverage Notices

Genova Burns LLC on 5/24/2013

Earlier this month the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released Technical Release 2013-02 which provides guidance on the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”) requirement that employers provide all employees with notice of health...more

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