Health Care Reform Insights
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This newsletter covers a plethora of topics important to small business leaders, such as: HR compliance, employee productivity, regulatory and legislative updates, payroll and tax info, and much more!
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• ACA Compliance Timeline for Employers
Track Affordable Care Act guidance, deadlines, changes and updates as they happen. Understand the impact of key requirements on your business. Gain insight and perspective from experts on the front lines of Health Care Reform and its implementation. Get started »
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• Notice to Employees of Marketplace (Exchange) Coverage Options
On May 8th, the U.S. Department of Labor(DOL) issued Technical Release 2013-02 to provide guidance to employers regarding a new requirement ― created by Section 1512 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ― that employers provide a notice to employees of coverage options available through the Health Insurance Marketplace (aka "Exchange") by October 1, 2013.
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• Departments Release FAQ Guidance on SBC Requirement, other ACA Implementation Issues
On April 23, 2013 and April 29, 2013, the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the "Departments") released the fourteenth and fifteenth installments of their "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQs) on issues related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The FAQs are intended to provide guidance and clarification for employers and others as they implement the ACA's various requirements. Read Full Article »
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What Employment Laws Apply to My Company? |
Employers are required to comply with numerous federal, state, and local employment laws. Certain laws affect virtually all employers, including but not limited to, the FLSA, IRCA, the OSH Act, and USERRA. Other laws, such as COBRA or FMLA, only apply to employers of a certain size. In this Tip, we provide a summary of some of the major federal employment laws based on employer size.
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RECORDED WEBCAST |
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Small Business Beware: Why You Can't Afford to Ignore the Affordable Care Act* |
In 2014, major provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) take effect, including the establishment of Health Insurance Exchanges and, in many states, the expansion of Medicaid. Many of these new provisions will affect small businesses' approach to offering healthcare coverage to employees.
Click here to view the recorded web event and learn more about how the ACA's insurance mandates and market reforms affect small businesses starting in 2014.
The webinar will review the new provisions specific to small employers such as: |
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Premium rating rules for non-grandfathered individual and small group plans; |
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Deductible limits for non-grandfathered, small group plans; |
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Small business healthcare tax credit; |
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Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP); and |
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Employer Shared Responsibility provisions (identifying full-time employees). |
Who should review?
This webinar is catered towards the small business owner, franchisee/franchisor, HR executive or business advisors of small
businesses. Executive Management, Finance Managers and CFOs, Benefits/HR Leadership and Business Owners as well as all HR Professionals who want to know how the Act will impact their business. View Now »
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ECONOMIC WATCH |
ADP Announces New ADP National Employment Report SM |
The new ADP report will measure monthly changes in franchise employment derived from ADP's actual transactional payroll data to help determine franchise employment trends. It will be issued each month by the ADP Research InstituteSM, a specialized group within ADP that provides insights around national, regional and franchise employment trends and workforce strategy. It will be produced in collaboration with Moody's Analytics. The first ADP National Franchise Report will be released on June 20, reporting May 2013 data. Click Here to View the Full Press Release »
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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
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ADP Payroll + ADP 401(k) Plan** = Getting a Peace of Mind Behind the Scenes |
When it comes to cutting costs, Diane Schroer, Controller of Flotech, doesn't dare cut her ADP payroll or 401(k) retirement program. To learn how this company is able to attract top talent, get answers to their plan administration questions when they need it and benefit from the two-way integration between the ADP payroll and ADP 401(k) plan record keeping systems Click Here »
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