Maxfield Marquardt

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has reshaped the healthcare landscape, introducing a number of daunting compliance challenges in the process. Navigating the ACA compliance landscape can be challenging, even for…

The landscape of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been witnessing significant shifts, particularly concerning subsidies and their implications. We’ve recently explored how IRS safe harbors for affordability help businesses…

The IRS has issued its first ACA penalty letters for tax year 2021. While employers have been forewarned, many may not be fully armed to respond in a timely and…

Is your business ready to face increased government scrutiny of Affordable Care Act (ACA) Employer Mandate compliance? A recent surge in resources targeting tax evaders and ACA enforcement means that…

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has undergone recent developments that carry significant implications for employer ACA compliance and reporting requirements. One of the most notable changes is the resolution of…

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has intensified its enforcement of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Employer Mandate, signaling a shift in its approach toward suspected non-compliance. Recent reports indicate that…

Summer is upon us and with it come a number of opportunities, and risks, for employers. One critical area of risk is ACA compliance. The summer months mark a critical…

ACA compliance has been a complex, time-consuming, and costly endeavor for employers across the country, and compliance isn’t made any easier by the fact that ACA requirements are dynamic and…

3 minute read: A tsunami for the gig economy may be coming on the horizon. We have written recently about the ongoing issues that gig economy employers, such as Uber…

3 minute read: California is doubling down in its battle against the gig economy. The California Labor Commissioner’s office just announced that it filed a lawsuit against Uber for misclassifying…

2 minute read: The convergence of insurance regulation at the federal and state levels keeps getting more complex. In July, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Trump administration…

3 minute read: In the past year three states have implemented laws that broaden the definition of “employee” and include penalties or additional liability exposure for employers who misclassify their…

2 minute read: On July 8, 2020 the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania, upholding the new Trump Administration rule regarding contraceptive…

2 minute read: Virginia has decided to get into the worker misclassification game with the passage and implementation of HB 984 on July 1, 2020. Unlike states such as California…

2 minute read: As businesses reopen and bring workers back to offices, restaurants, and retail stores across the country, employers should take this opportunity to look at their ACA compliance…

3 minute read: We already discussed that as states go through their re-opening processes in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic bring their employees back to work, in addition to…

2 minute read: As states go through their re-opening processes in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers have begun opening their offices and bringing their employees back to…

2 minute read: Washington DC is one of several jurisdictions to have implemented an individual mandate in the wake of Congress zeroing out the federal ACA penalty for individuals who…

3 minute read: As part of their campaign against the requirements of California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), which went into effect January 2020 and requires employers to treat contract workers…

3 minute read: Multi-level marketing giant Amway was sued in a proposed class action earlier this year for misclassifying its Independent Business Owners (IBOs) as independent contractors instead of employees.…

2 minute read: On May 6, 2020 California Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-61-20 providing some property tax penalty relief to individual and small business taxpayer’s who have been…

1 minute read: The SBA continues to produce guidance for employers seeking Payment Protection Program (PPP) Loans. In a recent update to their guidance, the SBA made it clear that,…

1 minute read: On April 30, 2020 the IRS recently issued IRS Notice 2020-32. This Notice discusses the tax deductibility status of expenses that are forgiven under the Paycheck Protection…

4 minute read: As states begin to relax their stay at home orders and businesses look to reopen post COVID-19 Pandemic, Employers should start thinking about how bringing back furloughed…

2 minute read: Congratulations if you were one of the lucky ones to receive a Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loan! Remember, under Section 1106 of the CARES Act, as clarified…

2 minute read: While Trump Administration shot down the idea of a special ACA enrollment period to help individuals who have lost their coverage due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, states…

4 minute read: Many employers and individuals are understandably concerned about how to navigate the difficult business environment created by the COVID-19 Pandemic and resulting state and federal mitigation measures.…

2 minute read: Many employers are understandably concerned about how to navigate the difficult business environment created by the COVID-19 Pandemic and resulting state and federal mitigation measures. Below is…

13 minute read: Compliance with the various employer provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) can be complicated under normal employment conditions. As employers face the incredibly difficult business climate…

5 minute read: Many employers are understandably concerned about how to navigate the difficult business environment created by the Covid-19 Pandemic and resulting state and federal mitigation measures. Below is…

3 minute read: As employers across the country continue to feel the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and work to comply with various state or local stay at home orders…

5 minute read: As businesses across the country are shutting their doors to comply with various state or local Stay at Home orders to combat the spread of the COVID-19…

3 minute read: As businesses across the country shutter their doors, reduce their hours and move to remote working to comply with various state or local stay at home orders…

4 minute read: The Coronavirus (Covid-19) is putting a strain on all aspects of life in the United States right now. For businesses, they are struggling with closures, decreased demand,…

3 minute read: The passage and implementation of Assembly Bill 5 (“AB5”) in California has become a reckoning for employers who engage with large numbers of independent contractors and has…