Affordable Care Act, Notice Requirements, Healthcare

New ACA 1557 Non-Discrimination Rules: Checklist For Healthcare Providers

Holland & Hart LLP on 5/22/2024

On May 6, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its final rule revamping the non-discrimination regulations issued under § 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. The revised rules apply to all...more

COBRA Meets ACA – Time to Update COBRA Notices

Poyner Spruill LLP on 6/3/2014

The Affordable Care Act created a new option to obtain health insurance for employees who are losing job-based coverage—the Health Insurance Marketplace (commonly referred to as the “Exchange”). Because this new coverage...more

HEAL Advisory: New COBRA Model Notices and Coordination with Marketplace Enrollment

Epstein Becker & Green on 5/19/2014

On May 2, 2014, the U.S. Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services published a series of guidance and model notices clarifying the provision of health insurance to recently terminated employees. The Department of...more

A Snake in the Grass No More? DOL Proposes New COBRA Forms

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/13/2014

As part of its continuing efforts to update the sleepier corners of the employee benefits world to conform to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently proposed new...more

New Model COBRA Notices

Baker Donelson on 5/8/2014

To coordinate information about the new marketplace/exchange coverage that may be available under the Affordable Care Act, today the U.S. Department of Labor, in conjunction with the IRS and U.S. Department of Health and...more

Health Reform Update September 2013: Health Insurance Marketplace/Exchange Notices

Burr & Forman on 9/17/2013

All employers who are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act are supposed to provide a Notice by October 1, 2013 to all employees informing them about health insurance available through the Marketplace/Exchange. The DOL...more

EmployerLINC Employee Benefits Alert - No employer penalties for lack of exchange notice

McAfee & Taft on 9/16/2013

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), an employer subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act must provide a written notice to current employees about the Health Insurance Marketplace (the “Exchange Notice”) by October 1, 2013,...more

Affordable Care Act Requires Employers To Provide Health Insurance Exchange Notices By October 1, 2013

Laner Muchin, Ltd. on 8/27/2013

Last month, the Obama Administration made the decision to delay penalties under the Employer Shared Responsibility Mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) until 2015. However, it did not delay an employer's obligation to...more

Complying with the Affordable Care Act’s Exchange Notice Requirement

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 8/21/2013

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”) amends the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to require employers of all sizes to provide their employees a notice of the availability of coverage through public...more

The Clock is Ticking -- October 1 Deadline Approaches for Employers to Issue Health Care Exchange Notice

Baker Donelson on 8/13/2013

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) guidance issued under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires employers to provide employees with a notice regarding health care exchanges (now called "marketplaces"). ...more

October 1, 2013 Deadline for Notice to Employees of Coverage Options Under the Affordable Care Act

Poyner Spruill LLP on 7/26/2013

An important deadline under the Affordable Care Act is rapidly approaching. By no later than October 1, 2013, all employers must distribute a notice to all current employees to inform them of certain health coverage options...more

Notice to Employees Regarding Health Insurance Exchange Coverage Options

King & Spalding on 7/1/2013

Beginning January 1, 2014, individuals and employees of small businesses will be able to purchase medical coverage through state and federal health insurance exchanges (the “Marketplaces”). These Marketplaces will offer...more

Health Insurance Marketplace Notice Requirements

McCarter & English, LLP on 6/13/2013

On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 ("PPACA"). Shortly thereafter, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ("HCERA") was signed into law. PPACA...more

The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - June 2013

Proskauer Rose LLP on 6/7/2013

Our articles this month focus on health care reform. First, Jim Napoli and Brian Neulander comment on the potential for litigation under the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) whistleblower protections and ERISA Section 510 as a...more

More To Do’s to Add to Your 2013 Health Plan Compliance Calendar – Don’t Forget About HIPAA/HITECH

Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive... on 6/3/2013

For much of 2013, group health plan sponsors have been gearing up for the compliance challenges associated with the Affordable Care Act. There is no doubt that much of the planning, focus and energy trained on the next round...more

Affordable Care Act Update

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/30/2013

On May 8, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued temporary guidance for employers to help them meet their obligations to notify employees of their health insurance exchange coverage options. State health insurance...more

New Notice Requirements To Employees Regarding Health Insurance Exchanges And COBRA

Dickinson Wright on 5/28/2013

All employers who employ one or more employees and are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) must provide a new notice to employees no later than October 1, 2013 regarding the availability of health coverage under...more

U.S. Department Of Labor Issues Model Notices Of Health Insurance Options

Cole Schotz on 5/22/2013

By October 1, 2013, most employers will be required to provide their current employees and new hires with notices of health insurance options. The notice is required to, among other things, inform employees of the existence...more

The Affordable Care Act's Marketplace Notice: What Employers Need to Know

K&L Gates LLP on 5/20/2013

On May 8, 2013, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued long-awaited guidance on the notice that must be provided to employees by October 1, 2013, the first day of the Health Insurance Marketplace open enrollment period (the...more

Employers Must Notify Employees of the Availability of Health Insurance Exchanges - Employers Can Use Model Notices Issued by the...

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 5/16/2013

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act added Section 18B to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), requiring employers to give notice to employees of the coverage options available through state insurance exchanges....more

Model Notices of Health Insurance Options – Employers Must Distribute by October 1, 2013

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/14/2013

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued model notices for informing existing employees and new hires of health coverage options which will be available through the new marketplace of state and federally supported health...more

DOL Releases Guidance on Employer Notices about Exchange Availability

Ballard Spahr LLP on 5/10/2013

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published guidance on the notice that most employers must provide to their employees by October 1, 2013, about the insurance that will be available through health care marketplaces known...more

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