by filicedev22 | Nov 6, 2017 | Blog, Affordable Care Act, HR
On November 2, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued revised FAQs on the employer shared responsibility provisions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Question sets 55-58 now detail the procedure the IRS will use to begin issuing proposed penalty assessments to...
by filicedev22 | Oct 23, 2017 | Blog, Affordable Care Act, HR
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) remains intact after several failed attempts by Congressional Republicans to repeal and replace the law. However, executive action taken throughout the month of October will result in substantive changes to various...
by filicedev22 | Oct 13, 2017 | Blog, Affordable Care Act, HR
In California yesterday, Governor Brown signed into law two bills, SB 63 and AB 168, that will significantly impact California employers come January 1, 2018: SB 63 requires California employers with 20-49 employees to provide up to 12 weeks of protected (but...
by filicedev22 | Sep 24, 2017 | Affordable Care Act, HR, Blog
An opt-out arrangement offered as part of a group health plan can provide significant advantages to employers. Through such an arrangement, employees who have alternative sources of coverage are incentivized to forego participation in the employer plan. In exchange...
by filicedev22 | May 21, 2017 | Blog, Affordable Care Act, HR
The PCORI Fee Applies to Health Insurance Issuers and Self-funded Health Plans Under the Affordable Care Act, health insurance issuers and self-funded health plans are required to pay an annual Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Fee (PCORI), set to expire in...
by filicedev22 | Apr 16, 2017 | Blog, Affordable Care Act, HR
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released final regulations (the Regulations) on April 13 aimed at stabilizing the individual and small group markets. Effective June 19, 2017, the Regulations represent President Trump’s first major change to the...
