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Employer Mandates Pay or Play U.S. Treasury

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 -
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The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 7: IRS Puts the Kibosh on Health Plans that Fail to Cover...

In a previous post, we described an Affordable Care Act compliance strategy—referred to commercially as a “minimum value plan” or “MVP”—that involves an offer of group health plan coverage that, while similar in most respects...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Playing Kick the Can with the Affordable Care Act: The Administration Further Delays Employer Deadlines

The Treasury Department has announced further extensions for medium-sized and large-sized employers for compliance with the “employer mandate” of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). The employer mandate requires employers with a...more

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The Affordable Care Act—Countdown to Compliance for Employers, Week 45½: Treasury/IRS Issue Long-Awaited Final Regulations under...

Breaking with long standing tradition—i.e., issuing important rules on a Friday before a holiday weekend, or (failing that) any Friday (hence the reference to Week 45½ in this post)—the Treasury Department and the IRS today...more

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Now for Everything Else: What Employers Still Need To Worry About Between Now And 2015

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For the past several months (and, in many cases, years), most large employers have been preparing for the consequences of offering (or not offering) their workforce health coverage and complying with the complexities...more

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Employer Responsibility – Will You Pay or Play? Part II - The Variable Hour or Seasonal Employee Problem

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Although the employer mandate has been delayed to 2015, employers shouldn’t relax too much because significant planning still needs to be done now. Beginning in 2015 large employers either must offer full-time employees...more

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IRS Guidance On Delay in Implementing Pay-or-Play Penalties of ACA Health Care Reform Law

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The IRS issued Notice 2013-45 recently, the official guidance document explaining the one-year delay in the implementation of the employer pay-or-play penalties under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA")...more

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Benefits Update, No. 3, August 2013: Healthcare Reform: What Was and Was Not Delayed?

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On July 2, 2013, the U.S. Treasury Department delayed enforcement of the employer “play or pay” mandate penalties and reporting requirements one year to 2015, stating that covered employers should still comply with the...more

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PCOR Trust Fund Fee Due Soon for Many Plans

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Calendar-year plans should use updated IRS Form 720 and related instructions to file by July 31 deadline. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), for plan years ending on or after October 1, 2012, plan sponsors of...more

Cozen O'Connor

Health Care Reform Implementation Update - July 23, 2013

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With only two weeks before Congress’ August recess and just a little more than two months before October open enrollment begins, Washington is busy sorting through, implementing and, in some cases, fighting the Affordable...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

U.S. Treasury Department Delays Enforcement of Employer Mandate and Reporting Requirements Under PPACA

As seen in many mainstream press reports, the Obama administration announced in early July that (1) the employer mandate and (2) certain reporting requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

IRS/Treasury Provides One-Year Delay For Certain Employer Health Coverage Reporting And Employer “Pay Or Play” Penalty Taxes

On July 9, 2013, the U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued formal guidance (IRS Notice 2013-45; herein, the “Notice”)1 that provides for a one year delay until 2015 with respect to (i) certain...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

ACA Responsibility Payments, Mandatory Employer and Insurer Requirements Delayed

Those of you just arriving on the planet may have heard a little something about the Affordable Care Act and the fact that it has a lot of folks worried about just how it will all work....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Healthcare Law -- Jul 15, 2013

How Does the DOMA Defeat Impact Healthcare Reform and Health Insurance Access? - NOTE: The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision to invalidate the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will affect more than 1,000 federal statutes—and...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Health Care Reform Employer Mandate Delayed; DOMA Struck Down - What Now For Employers?

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Health Care Reform Employer Mandate and Reporting Provisions Delayed until 2015 - The U.S. Department of the Treasury unexpectedly announced on July 2, 2013 the delay of the employer shared responsibility ‘pay or play’...more

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation

The Affordable Care Act – Consider Yourself on Notice

Under the Affordable Care Act, employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must provide a “Notice of Coverage Options” to each employee. The purpose of this Notice is to inform employees that they may obtain health...more

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits...

It’s Official: IRS Issues Guidance Affirming One-Year Delay in the Affordable Care Act Employer Mandate and Related Reporting...

On July 9, less than a week after the Obama administration announced a one-year delay in the enforcement of the employer shared responsibility (aka “pay-or-play”) rules,1 the IRS has issued guidance making the move official....more

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Legal Alert: Guidance Released On Delay Of "Pay Or Play" Penalties Under ACA

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The Obama Administration has released formal guidance on the delay of the Affordable Care Act's (the "ACA") employer mandate and certain reporting requirements. ...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Legal Alert: IRS Issues Transition Relief Guidance on PPACA Reporting and Employer Penalty

On July 9, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2013-45 (the Notice), granting transition relief from the “Employer Shared Responsibility” provisions and certain health plan reporting requirements under the...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

IRS Guidance Released on the Delayed Implementation of the Affordable Care Act's Play or Pay Rules - Penalties Will Not Apply to...

On the heels of last week’s announcement that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) reporting requirements and Play or Pay penalties will not go into effect until 2015, the IRS has released transition relief clarifying that the...more

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits...

Obama Administration Delays Enforcement of the ACA Employer Shared Responsibility Rule to 2015

In a move that took many by surprise, the Obama Administration on July 3 announced a one-year delay (to January 1, 2015 from January 1, 2014) in the enforcement of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Provisions of Affordable Care Act Could Impact Tax-Exempt Status of Certain Bonds

Certain payment models created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act intended to coordinate care and lower healthcare costs raise questions concerning the tax-exempt status of debt issued by certain healthcare...more

Carlton Fields

Affordable Care Act’s Reporting Requirements And Employer Mandate Postponed Until 2015; New IRS Guidance Released

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On July 2 the Obama Administration announced delays of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”) mandatory employer and insurer reporting requirements, and the requirement that all but the smallest employers...more

Polsinelli

ACA "Pay Or Play" Deadline Extension — What It REALLY Means

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On July 2, 2013, the U.S. Treasury announced that the Obama Administration is implementing a one-year delay of the employer and insurer reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 ("ACA"). ...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Health Care Reform Update -- July 8, 2013

In This Issue: Leading the News; Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; and Hearings and Mark-Ups Scheduled. Excerpt...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Obama Administration Delays Implementation of Key Employer Requirements Under the ACA

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On July 2, 2013, the U.S. Department of Treasury announced that employers and insurers will have an additional year to comply with mandatory reporting requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”)....more

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