U.S. Representatives Diane Black (R-Tenn.) and Michael Thompson (D-Calif.) recently introduced the Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015 aimed at streamlining the employer mandate reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act to minimize compliance burdens on businesses.
06-26-2015The Obama Administration late yesterday announced a second delay of the employer mandate portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Employers with 50 to 99 employees will be given until 2016 to provide insurance coverage for their workers.
02-11-2014Late yesterday, the Obama Administration announced a one-year delay of the employer mandate portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Employers with more than 50 full-time employees will not be required to provide insurance coverage for their workers until 2015.
07-03-2013黑料社区Chairman’s Circle member Federated Insurance recently hosted a webinar for more than 600 business owners regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Facilitated by Federated鈥檚 in-house PPACA professional, webinar participants were provided with information on the implementation of the healthcare legislation and what it could mean for the future of their own health insurance program.
06-24-2013Final rules on employee wellness programs allow employers to increase incentives and penalties to encourage workers to participate in employee wellness programs such as smoking cessation and gym memberships. The final rules implement provisions of the Affordable Care Act and include clarification on the reasonable design of health wellness programs and the reasonable alternatives they must offer to avoid prohibited discrimination.
06-03-2013When the President signed the healthcare bill into law, the clock started to tick on a variety of changes. Whether it is new taxes or new mandated requirements on the insurance purchased in the small group and individual insurance markets, this timeline developed by the National Federation of Independent Businesses provides a quick glance at ch
04-08-2013Less than one year remains before most businesses will be required to offer health benefits to their workers as part of President Obama’s healthcare law, and the Department of Treasury and IRS have moved forward on implementing the law’s employer mandate provision, publishing a 144-page proposed regulation that outlines employers’ responsibilities and coverage requirements. The regulation details requirements for full-time, part-time and seasonal workers along with how the employer mandate penalty is calculated.
01-07-2013U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) last week introduced S. 3574, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2012.
09-24-2012Expert explore costs of the recently upheld the health care law.
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