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

“Too Late,” Appeals Court Tells Condo Owners Association

The Missouri Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a condominium owners association against its former president on grounds that the claim was untimely and barred by the statute of limitations. Back in 2001, a former president informed the...

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Judge Demonstrates How to Dance the ESI Three-Step

Judge Demonstrates How to Dance the ESI Three-Step

The Missouri federal court based in St. Louis has adopted a three-step procedure to conduct discovery involving ESI ("Electronically Stored Information") especially in litigation involving trade secrets. Generally, courts have been cautious in requiring the mirror...

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