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Trump Tries to Change the ACA, But Not The Employer Mandate [UPDATE]
3 minute read: President Trump announced his intent to make administrative changes to the Affordable Care Act in 2017 as part of this executive order, “Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Read More
Handling Seasonal Employees and Workers is Critical for ACA Compliance
3 minute read: Unfortunately, we’ve heard first hand from many of our clients that their Affordable Care Act compliance responsibilities tend to slip during the summer months following the push Read More
DOL Seeking Comments On Extending Association Health Plans
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), employers that do not meet the 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employee threshold to be Applicable Large Employers (ALEs) do not face Read More
Worker Misclassification Can Impact ACA Compliance
On December 31, 2017, the North Carolina Employee Fair Classification Act (EFCA) took effect. The new law allows for heightened investigations into those employers that are allegedly misclassifying their workers Read More
Tracking Time and Attendance: A Business Intelligence and Regulatory Imperative
As misclassification suits arise from ill-defined job descriptions in the gig economy, how employees utilize their workdays is also becoming an issue. Who is managing and tracking how workers spend Read More
New Developments Continue to Dog Uber About Worker Misclassification
In the United States alone, Uber has over 600,000 drivers, some of whom over the course of the last two years have been entangled in numerous lawsuits surrounding their rights Read More
The DOL, HSAs and the New Fiduciary Rule
After numerous delays, the Department of Labor put its final fiduciary rule, which was issued on April 8, 2016, into partial effect on June 9 this year, but with enforcement Read More
New ACA-Related FAQ Arrives From Various Government Agencies
The U.S. Treasury Department, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL), has released new FAQs pertaining to mental health. Read More
The U.S. Gig Economy Will Suffer With An ACA Repeal
Independent contractors, freelancers, consultants. These workers have slowly risen up the ranks as backbones of many companies, yet when it comes to traditional labor rights, they’ve consistently come up short. Read More
Proposed Changes To Form 5500? Here Are Some More Per AICPA
Over the past year, Form 5500 has gone through changes and proposed modifications in an effort to streamline healthcare information reporting on the part of employers. The Department of Labor, Read More
What Will Happen Next With The Gig Economy?
Independent contractors have gone from side help for employers to the backbone of many companies. The “gig” economy as it’s now called, includes any of said contractors who work within Read More
Oklahoma Joins Forces With The DOL To End Misclassification
The ACA Times reported at the top of September thatPennsylvania signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Labor, aiming to prevent further Employee Misclassifications. The MOU would Read More
