The 2017 tax act effectively repeals the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) requirement that most Americans obtain ACA-compliant health coverage, effective in 2019. Here’s how it will affect employer-sponsored health plans now, and what it portends for the future of the employer health care mandate and related reporting obligations.
What Individual Mandate Repeal Means for Employers
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How to Calculate the Paid-Leave Tax Credit
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, Family and Medical Leave, Leave Management, News, Paid Time Off (PTO), Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Follow these four steps to determine if your company can take advantage of potential tax savings that a voluntary...
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Severance Tied to Tenure and Position as Formal Policies Decline
Janet L. Heins|News, Relationship Management, Severance Pay, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
While employers are adopting more flexible terms for severance, the most common methods of determining a final payout remain...
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High-Deductible Plans More Common, but So Are Choices
Janet L. Heins|Consumer Directed Health Care, Critical Evaluation, Health Care Costs, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The share of big employers offering a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) has grown by more than 20 percent since...
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Employers Use Technology and Outsourcing to Ease Leave Management
Janet L. Heins|Family and Medical Leave, Leave Management, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
While the legal requirements to provide paid or unpaid leave become more complex, leave-management tools and services continue to...
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Small Employers Cut Health Care Costs Using Stand-Alone HRAs
Janet L. Heins|Health Care Costs, Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs), News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
More than 70 percent of small businesses using a new type of health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) that became available...
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Will Tax Reform Spare 401(k) Pretax Contributions?
Janet L. Heins|Benefits and Taxation, Defined Contribution Plans, Influencing Government Policy, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The “buzz” that a GOP tax reform bill would limit pretax contributions to employer-sponsored 401(k) accounts grew louder last...
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New York Courts Rule on 24-Hour Nonresidential Home Care Workers’ Pay
Janet L. Heins|Compensation Compliance, New York, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
A pair of New York state appellate decisions has serious implications for employers that offer 24-hour home care for...
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From Gatekeeper to Multiplier
Janet L. Heins|News, Relationship Management, Wellness Benefits, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Employers can strengthen workplace culture and overall wellness by activating middle managers to become models of well-being for their...
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