More guidance on “minimum value” - not all wellness incentives considered *

USA - May 13 2013
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations on the health insurance premium tax credit enacted by the Affordable Care Act (ACA)…

Co-authors: Kathleen Cahill Slaught .

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Issue 58: IRS employer mandate clarification spells relief for employers contributing to multiemployer plans *

USA - March 15 2013
On March 15th, the IRS published a series of clarifications and technical changes to the proposed regulations on the employer mandate. As described…

Co-authors: Benjamin J. Conley .

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Issue 57: Affordable Care Act self-compliance tool for pre-2014 changes *

USA - March 13 2013
On March 1, 2013, the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (DOL) published a new self-compliance toolfor the Affordable…

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Issue 54: OSHA announces procedures for handling whistleblower complaints under the Affordable Care Act *

USA - March 4 2013
The Affordable Care Act’s whistleblower provisions present yet another hazard for the unwary employer. Under ACA, employers may not discriminate…

Co-authors: James L. Curtis .

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Issue 53: final rules issued on essential health benefits, actuarial and minimum valuation *

USA - February 27 2013
This is the fifty-third issue in our health care reform series of alerts for employers on selected topics in health care reform. (Our general summary…

Co-authors: Kathleen Cahill Slaught .

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