10.11.202410th Birthday Wishes to the Affordable Care Act’s Employer MandateThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) was signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. ACA affected health insurance coverage, costs and preventive care. It also established the Health Insurance Marketplace allowing individuals with certain income thresholds to obtain affordable health care regardless of employment status. The Biden Administration reported that 21.3 million people selected ACA Health Insurance Marketplace coverage in the 2024 open enrollment period.
10.02.2024New Complaint Questions the Constitutionality of the Occupational Safety and Health Review CommissionKenric Steel, LLC, a New Jersey based steel fabrication company, filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey alleging that the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), an independent federal commission, should not decide whether Kenric Steel, LLC has to pay $348,000 in penalties for alleged violations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act). The penalty assessed includes citations for willful violations.
11.29.2023Heads Up To Group Health Plans: December 31 Gag Clause Attestation Deadline ApproachesThe Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 prohibits group health plans from agreeing to avoid making certain disclosures of provider-specific cost or quality-of-care information. This is referred to as the gag clause prohibition. The Act also requires health plans and insurers offering group health insurance coverage to attest annually that they are in compliance with the gag clause prohibition. The attestation requirement applies to health insurers offering group or individual coverage and to insured and self-insured group health plans, including ERISA covered plans, non-federal government plans, and church plans.
05.31.2023COVID-19 Flexibilities for I-9 In-Person Document Inspections Extended to July 31, 2023, but Physical Inspections of Remotely Verified Documents Must be Completed and Documented by August 30, 2023Federal law requires employers to perform in-person inspections of new employees and their documents (as well as current employees with expiring Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) to verify that they are authorized to work in the United States. Employers must fully and accurately complete a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, when they inspect the employee’s documents, within three business days of a new hire’s first day of employment (or upon the expiration of a current employee’s EAD.) Beginning in March 2020, though, employers were permitted to perform virtual, remote Form I-9 verifications and document inspections for employees working remotely due to COVID-19.
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