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 law prohibits job discrimination against military personnel
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) protects civilian job rights and benefits for veterans and members of Reserve components. Under this important statute, an individual may be absent from work for military duty and retain...
“Me Too” evidence addressed by Missouri Supreme Court
The Missouri Supreme Court has just issued a major ruling on whether “me too” evidence is admissible in an employment discrimination lawsuit brought pursuant to the Missouri Human Rights Act. The case involves an age discrimination claim brought by a former employee...
City Ordinance to Raise Minimum Wage Challenged in New Lawsuit
On August 28, 2015, Mayor of St. Louis Francis Slay and the Board of Aldermen passed a new ordinance that would gradually increase the minimum wage in the city of St. Louis to $11.00 by January 1, 2018. The ordinance called for the minimum wage to increase to $8.25 on...
Meeting Minutes: Are Your HOA or Condo Association’s Minutes Adequate?
They seem almost like an afterthought; perhaps they are. Minutes of board of director meetings and member meetings are a chore to prepare, possibly even a drudge. But they are critically important to your subdivision homeowners' association or condominium association....
