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
Calls to Employee on FMLA Leave Lead to Claim for Emotional Distress
A U.S. federal judge has allowed a claim for emotional distress brought by a community college employee who received numerous calls from her supervisors while on FMLA leave for cancer-related surgery. During her FMLA leave, the employee alleged that she received many...
High Court Holds that Oral Complaints Fall Within the Anti-Retaliation Protections of the FLSA
The United States Supreme Court recently ruled in Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp. that an employer’s termination of an employee in response to an oral complaint about working conditions does subject the employer to potential liability for violation...
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Issues Final Regulations under the Amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act
In 2008, the United canadian healthcare States Congress enacted amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”). In March 2011, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), which is charged with writing and adopting regulations, promulgated...
Homeowner Associations and Restrictive Covenants
With 100 degree temperatures hitting many parts of the Midwest, residents across the nation are visiting their local subdivision or condominium pool to stay cool. While subdivision and condominium pools are great to have, they typically are managed by a group of...
