The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Employer Mandate began on January 1st. The mandate requires that all businesses with over 50 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees provide health insurance for their full-time employees, or pay a per month “Employer Shared Responsibility...
Two requirements of health care reform that affect employers will be going into effect on January 1, 2015. First, after much debate and delay, the first phase of the Employer Mandate (or “Play or Pay” Provision) will begin. Understanding the Employer Mandate will help...
Just around the corner is an immediate Affordable Care Act upcoming deadline – November 5, 2014. Fortunately that is not a difficult one to fulfill. The requirement is to get a “health plan identifier number,” or HPID. Small plans — those...
The Employer Mandate (also known as the Employer Shared Responsibility Payment) is the Health Care Reform provision that requires all employers with 50 or more full time equivalent employees to offer a certain level of health insurance coverage at an affordable rate...
Q: An employee will be out for up to 6 weeks for a medical reason and has requested a leave of absence. Should the employee follow Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) guidelines and fill out paperwork as they were injured at a second job? How should we proceed? A: If...