ACA Times

DECEMBER 22, 2016

For both policies and plans ending on or after October 1, 2016 and before October 1, 2017, the fee has been adjusted to $2.26 per life (2015/2016), $2.08 per for 2014/2015, and $2 per life for 2013/2014. In 2015 it was $44, and in 2014 was $63. Compare that to the previous year’s $2.17 That’s roughly an 8.5

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ExactHire

JULY 10, 2019

Minnesota (2014). Rhode Island (2014). Oregon (2016). After you speak with your legal counsel, and if you and your legal team decide changes need to be made to your employment application(s) to comply with legislation, the ExactHire team can work with you to create a new application with the verbiage you specify for compliance.

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i4cp

MAY 2, 2016

The back story seems simple… In March 2014, President Obama signed a memorandum to the Department of Labor (DOL) to review and update the longstanding FLSA regulations. The DOL will finalize and release final regulations in July 2016 with a 60-day grace period allowing employers to comply. What isn’t changing?

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Berkshire Associates

JULY 21, 2016

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved OFCCP’s revised Scheduling Letter, Itemized Listing, and Compliance Check letter on June 29, 2016. The changes aren’t as extensive as the 2014 changes to the letter, but there are some changes worth noting.

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ACA Times

AUGUST 4, 2015

The IRS issued a reminder that individuals who received advance payments of the Premium Tax Credit (PTC) in 2014, for insurance they purchased through a marketplace or exchange, should file their 2014 federal tax return as soon as possible. In addition, non-filers may need to pay back some or all of their 2014 advance payments.

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ACA Times

DECEMBER 23, 2015

The IRS has issued Notice 2016-02 to provide information regarding the health coverage tax credit, or HCTC. The 14-page notice explains who can claim the HCTC, the amount of the credit, and the procedures to claim the credit for tax years 2014 and 2015. For questions about the ACA contact us here.

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ExactHire

JULY 10, 2019

After you speak with your legal counsel, and if you and your legal team decide changes need to be made to your employment application(s) to comply with legislation, the ExactHire team can work with you to create a new application with the verbiage you specify for compliance.

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ACA Times

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

The IRS sent letters this summer to some taxpayers who were issued a Form 1095-A, Health Insurance Marketplace Statement, showing that advance payments of the premium tax credit were paid on the taxpayer’s behalf in 2014. If they do not file, they will not be eligible for advance payments of the premium tax credit in 2016.

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ACA Times

MAY 25, 2016

A study conducted by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows that the ACA’s first full year of functioning, in 2014, displayed major strides in health coverage for kids. By 2014, that number dropped by close to a million as 4.5 60% of uninsured children in 2014 actually were eligible for CHIP. million children were uninsured.

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ACA Times

MARCH 15, 2017

Plans that were originally sold post-ACA enactment (March 23, 2010) but before January 1, 2014 (before ACA market reforms took effect). Transitional relief was provided originally in 2013 and to remain in force until 2014, and extended for another two years in 2014, another year in 2016, and now until 2018.

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ACA Times

MARCH 24, 2015

billion in 2014, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. The agency also found that expansion of Medicaid under the AcA had a positive economic impact in the states that participated in the expansion; in Kentucky alone the economic benefit was estimated at over $900 million and 12,000 jobs in 2014. That includes a $5.5

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ACA Times

JUNE 2, 2015

According to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation , a key company profitability known as the “medical loss ratio” will range from 81% to 87% for policies for 2014 when all the figures (which are reported to state regulators) are available. We’re committed to helping companies reduce risk, avoid penalties, and achieve 100% ACA compliance.

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ACA Times

OCTOBER 4, 2016

KFF released their 2016 Employer Health Benefits Survey earlier this month, covering an array of topics involving premiums, deductibles, and plan options for both individual and family plans. From 2011 to 2016, the increase was 20%. As for PPO’s, 48% are enrolled—a 10% decrease from 2014. Here’s why. Times are changing.

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ACA Times

JANUARY 11, 2018

In January 2016, we wrote about a comprehensive study reported in the journal Health Affairs that found employees working just above and just under 30 hours per week both experienced virtually no change in their workweeks during the years the ACA has been in effect. But that has not happened, according to several studies on the issue.

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ACA Times

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

In a study conducted by the National Health Interview Survey over the first three months of 2016, it was found that only 8.6% million from 2015 to the first quarter of 2016. While the ACA only started gaining momentum in 2014, these figures show a significant change in providing health care for all. million people.

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ACA Times

DECEMBER 3, 2014

In February of 2014 the Obama administration delayed by two years, to 2016, the mandate for businesses with 50 or more full-time workers to provide health insurance to employees or pay a penalty. We’re committed to helping companies reduce risk, avoid penalties, and achieve 100% ACA compliance. The panel ruled on Dec.

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Ongig

DECEMBER 13, 2022

As fair chance hiring laws become more common, you’ll need to keep track to ensure compliance. Passed Date: March 24, 2016 Effective Date: April 4, 2016. Passed Date: August 21, 2014 Effective Date: December 17, 2014. Passed Date: February 2014 Effective Date: October 1, 2018.

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Tandem HR

JULY 26, 2017

Greg: The SBEA was originally signed back in late 2014. It was supposed to take effect in 2016, but after some delays it’s finally taking effect. We want business owners to focus on what they do best (grow their business) and leave HR related tasks like payroll and compliance to us, the PEO. What is that all about?

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ACA Times

DECEMBER 9, 2015

An entity is an applicable large employer for 2015 if in 2014 it had 50 or more full-time employees, including full-time equivalents. Forms 1095-C must be provided to employees by February 1, 2016. Forms 1094-C and 1095-C are due to the IRS by February 29, 2016, if filing on paper, or March 31, 2016, if filing electronically.

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ACA Times

JULY 12, 2016

The study came from extensive data research on the part of the Commonwealth Fund, derived from ACA-compliance information submitted by insurers to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight. For questions about the ACA contact us here.

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ACA Times

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

The extra is for individuals and families who did not have health coverage in 2014 and are subject to the fee or “ shared responsibility payment” when they file their 2014 taxes in states which use federally-facilitated marketplaces. We’re committed to helping companies reduce risk, avoid penalties, and achieve 100% ACA compliance.

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Cisive

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Because compliance is changing so quickly on the state and federal level, HR departments are finding it more and more challenging to keep up with current regulations and changes to employment law. Non-Compliance in HR is Complicated and Expensive. Your vendor partner should have comprehensive and up-to-date information on each.

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HRWatchdog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

On September 29, 2014, Governor Edmund G. The advisory committee’s findings and recommendations were to be presented to the Board by July 1, 2016. The Board conducted three advisory committees, beginning in October 2015 and ending in the second quarter of 2016. The last revisions to Article 10.1 Legislative Direction.

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HR Daily Advisor

APRIL 6, 2017

Overview of the 2016 Report. The 2016 report said that “[t]he issues faced by participants and plan sponsors who come to the Advocate for help raise the need for changes in the administrative practices adopted by PBGC that may have served the corporation well in its early years, but now need a fresh look.”. First, it applauds: Kudos.

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ACA Times

AUGUST 27, 2015

A DOL memo states that the agency believes many knowingly misclassify workers “as a means to cut costs and avoid compliance with labor laws.”. For example, in 2016 the will require to to at least 95% their – employees. We’re committed to helping companies reduce risk, avoid penalties, and achieve 100% ACA compliance.

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ACA Times

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

S&P changed its evaluation of the sector from “negative” to “stable,” saying that it expects the outlook for providers to be positive at least through 2016. billion increase in revenues in 2014 and that providers in all rating classes generated higher revenues. The agency noted that AA-rated nonprofit health systems saw a $2.2

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ACA Times

JULY 7, 2016

at the top of 2016. While the figures over the three-year period show consistent decline (with a one-time jump in the fourth quarter of 2014), it’s interesting to think that so many are against the Affordable Care Act’s move for widespread health care. Comparatively, in 2013 14.9% As for classifiably “non-elderly” adults, 17.4%

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PeopleStrategy

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

understands the importance of compliance with rigorous operating standards. Our participation in the Type 2 SOC 1 review is a best practice PeopleStrategy follows each year to assure our prospects and clients of the integrity of our internal processes,” stated David Fiacco, President and COO for PeopleStrategy.

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ACA Times

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The advice memorandum, issued on August 26, 2016, focuses on the Pacific 9 Transportation case (NLRB Case No. 55) from 2014, where such factors were used in determining another employee classification. We’re committed to helping companies reduce risk, avoid penalties, and achieve 100% ACA compliance.

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ACA Times

JANUARY 27, 2016

As of January 2016, 48 states cover children whose family incomes are at or above 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) , with 19 states extending coverage to at least 300% of FPL. This is a significant change from 2014, when many states had problems implementing new systems, resulting in enrollment and renewal backlogs.

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Insperity

DECEMBER 15, 2014

So for 2015 compliance, 2014 data is key. For 2014 tracking only, the government is allowing employers to use six consecutive months of employee counting, rather than the full 12 calendar months. Repeat this process for all 12 months (or six months, if you are using the six-month period being allowed for 2014).

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Berkshire Associates

APRIL 14, 2017

and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) began Friday April 7. The trial follows Google’s refusal to comply with an affirmative action compliance evaluation, when back in June 2016, the company did not provide additional documentation requested by the Department of Labor (DOL). The trial between Google, Inc.

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The Employer Handbook

OCTOBER 20, 2017

That is, in September 2016, the U.S. Here’s a taste: In January 2014, Charging Party informed Defendant’s General Manager Boram Jung that she was pregnant. Way worse: In early 2014, Defendant held a staff meeting in which General Manager Jung told female employees not to get pregnant. Yeah, it gets worse.

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Cornerstone On Demand

JANUARY 23, 2017

Two years ago, according to Deloitte's 2014 Global Capital Trends report , only 14 percent of HR and talent management departments were currently using data analytics, compared to 81 percent of companies who use analytics in finance, 77 percent in operations, 58 percent in sales and 56 percent in marketing functions.

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HR Morning

OCTOBER 7, 2016

For the 2015 reporting year, non-compliance penalties could be waived if an employer showed it made a “good faith” effort to comply with the regulations and deadlines. For 2016, employers will have to show “reasonable cause” for why it failed to comply in order to receive relief from penalties. Most notably: End of “good faith” relief.

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The Employer Handbook

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

In 2014, President Obama signed the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. October 25, 2016 : The final rule takes effect. Mandatory disclosure and assessment of labor law compliance begins for all prime contractors under consideration for contracts with a total value greater than or equal to $50 million.

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HR Morning

AUGUST 31, 2016

This year, non-compliance penalties could be waived if an employer showed it made a “good faith” effort to comply with the regulations and deadlines. For 2016, employers will have to show “reasonable cause” for why it failed to comply in order to receive relief from penalties.

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