Yesterday, the IRS reiterated that employers violating the ACA can expect penalty letters in late 2017 and also updated that portion of its website dedicated to the Employers’ ACA obligations here. The update explains the form of notices employers
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More ACA: President Trump’s Termination of Cost-Sharing Reduction Payments
Late Thursday evening after President Trump issued an Executive Order earlier in the day directing various administrative agencies to take suggested actions for the hope of reducing the cost of health insurance, discussed here, the Trump Administration announced it
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Can the President Nullify the Affordable Care Act by Issuing Executive Orders?
President Trump issued an Executive Order yesterday which purports to suggest three avenues for offering health insurance at a decreased cost to small employers and consumers for the overall goal of reducing healthcare costs on the grounds that the Affordable
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Court’s Ruling Requiring The EEOC To Reconsider Its “Wellness” Regulations Is Not Necessarily A Good Thing For Employers
The ruling in the AARP v. EEOC case may be detrimental to employers and their healthcare plans because the EEOC may either reduce the percentage of its allowable inducement (or penalty) below 30% of the employee cost for participation in
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PART TWO – Wellness Programs and the ADA: I disagree with the EEOC…
Prior to the EEOC’s lawsuit against Orion Energy Systems, Inc., filed on August 20, 2014 in federal court in Green Bay, WI, the EEOC had only commented on the validity of wellness programs under the ADA twice and then only
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PART ONE – Wellness Programs and the ADA: I disagree with the EEOC…
I disagree with the EEOC – an employer does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by offering health insurance premium discounts to those who participate in its wellness program.
Orion Energy Systems, Inc., a publicly traded company based
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