Employer Responsibilities Under the Affordable Care Act; Avoiding the Penalties Under the Public Health Services Act-Your Road Map
Affordable Care Act Employer Responsibility Road-map for Health Plans Businesses had a reprieve from the Affordable Care Act mandates in 2014, but next year they too will have to meet certain standards for health care plans in the United States and this article provides a road-map for compliance. Most of the information in this column was gleaned from an August seminar sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Other than one employer representative who felt his employees, or perhaps we should call them serfs, should be thankful to get paid at all, and not receive any work force benefits, most of the seminar participants were working on understanding their compliance responsibilities. To assist in that proposition, here are the crib notes for those who want to be on the fast track for health plan readiness. Provisions Which Have Are Being Phased in for All Employers with Fifty or More Workers Public Health Services Act, Section 2708 stipulates that health plans offered by employers wi...