Affordable Care Act
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or colloquially as “Obamacare,” was signed into law in March of 2010 with the goal of increasing the quality and affordability of health insurance for millions of Americans.
While the Act’s employer shared responsibility payments will not apply until 2015, and in some cases, not until 2016, there are provisions and safe harbors to consider and decisions that can be made now that may help businesses, employees and a business’s bottom line. Further, there are many unintended consequences arising out of the ACA that business owners, both large and small, need to consider when administering health care arrangements.
We are carefully following the developments associated with the roll-out of ACA and are providing counsel to business owners and other professionals, helping them to address compliance issues, evaluate exposure to penalties and other tax issues as well as planning strategically for the future.
Affordable Care Act Articles
Federal Judge Stops FLSA Overtime Rule From Going Into Effect Dec. 1
A federal district judge has issued an injunction that the U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule increasing the minimum salary level to qualify for “exempt” status under the FLSA will not take effect as scheduled for Dec. 1, 2016. Judge Amos Mazzant of the U.S....
Pesky Covenants: Good Governance and Good Neighbors
In any condominium or subdivision where restrictive covenants bind all owners in a common scheme, some owners will naturally dislike or complain about certain covenants and restrictions that they feel are unfair or should not apply, at least for that particular owner!...
Court Ruling Expected Soon On Challenge to FLSA New Salary Test
A ruling is expected to be issued soon from a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas concerning a legal challenge to planned implementation on December 1st of the new salary test under the Fair Labor...
FLSA Overtime Changes Complicate FMLA Leave
A tricky connection between the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and overtime is just one more thing with which employers need to be aware with the change to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) salary test that takes effect December 1, 2016. Beginning in December, an...
