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
The Law of the Beehive: Drones Create New Legal Buzz
Coming soon to the sky near you may be a modern-day honeybee, aka an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the official name of a "drone." UAVs have made an important appearance at each of these recent events: The great Boston blizzard of 2015 A fire at a peanut factory in...
We Just Can’t Help It. We’re All In!
When we decided to open a second location to complement our downtown office, Chesterfield was a natural choice. Once that business decision was made, well, simply sticking our toe in the water to test the temperature has never been our style. If our firm decides to...
Special Circumstances Justify an Award of Attorneys’ Fees in Declaratory Judgment Action
A Missouri statutory provision defining "costs" recovery upon conclusion of litigation includes the right to recover attorneys' fees when special circumstances exist. This statutory provision was recently relied upon in a case of an easement which created a driveway....
A Legacy Lost
Today was a pretty sad day. No tears were shed, at least not in public, but you could see it in the eyes. It was a sad day. Sure, just like at a funeral. While the deceased is laid out for viewing and the mood is sober in the immediate area of the casket, in the rear...
