As of February 1, 2016 the Shared Responsibility Employer Mandate aspect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting requirements became effective for all employers.
The mandate involves a multi-step process for employers and a filing with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which went into effect at the beginning of this year. This will also require an additional figure entered into employee W-2 forms showing the total value of coverage during the calendar year.
Topics: Affordable Care Act, HR compliance, aca, obamacare, IRS
Since 2015 there have been a number of major changes with the Affordable Care Act (ACA), such as the delay of the employer mandate and the Cadillac Tax, as well as the death of the automatic enrollment provision.
Other changes have not been anticipted, as well. According to a recent report in CNNMoney, for example:
Topics: Affordable Care Act, HR compliance, aca, obamacare, IRS
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has ushered in major changes in workforce planning and HR management for numbers of employers.
Topics: Affordable Care Act, HR compliance, aca, HR management practices, labor law compliance
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), or simply the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is the new healthcare reform law. The Affordable Care Act represents the most profound regulatory change to the federal healthcare system in the United States since Medicaid and Medicare.
Topics: Affordable Care Act, HR compliance, aca, obamacare, IRS
One of the never-ending tasks of California business owners or their personnel and HR managers is staying abreast of California labor laws. It is a task that is made that much more challenging by the sheer volume of new regulations and legislation that is put forth each year. Add to this both the new federal and local laws, and it is easy to see why it can be a full-time task.
Topics: Affordable Care Act, FUTA credit reduction, overtime pay, paid sick leave, california labor laws, california minimum wage, equal pay