Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) released a minimum value calculator to determine whether the percentage of the total allowed costs of benefits provided under a group health plan is at least 60% – a requirement in order for the employer plan to be treated as
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Employer Relief – Extension for Issuing Health Care Reform Exchange Coverage Notice
By Monique Warren on
Posted in Health Care Reform
As expected, the government issued guidance (in the form of frequently asked questions posted on the Department of Labor’s website) postponing the due date for employers to issue notices regarding the availability of health coverage under state exchanges.
Under the 2010 health care reform law, a provision added to the Fair Labor Standards Act requires…