Affordable Care Act

New and Updated

• Type:

  Editor's Choice

  Coronavirus (COVID-19): Benefits

  Updated to include information on IRS Notice 2021-46 regarding COBRA subsidies under the ARPA.

• Date:

  June 17, 2021

  Type:

  News

  Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to ACA

  The Supreme Court has dismissed a major challenge to the Affordable Care Act. The 7-2 ruling leaves health coverage intact for millions of Americans.

• Date:

  June 11, 2021

  Type:

  Editor's Choice

  Mental Health and the Workplace

  XpertHR offers many tools and resources to help an employer address mental health issues in the workplace.

• Date:

  May 10, 2021

  Type:

  News

  Biden Reinstates Gay, Transgender Protections to Ban Discrimination in Health Care

  The Biden administration is reversing a Trump-era policy that had rolled back protections for transgender individuals under the Affordable Care Act.

• Date:

  March 10, 2021

  Type:

  News

  COVID Relief Package: What Employers Need to Know

  Congress has passed the sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill and sent it to the White House for President Biden to sign.

• Type:

  Quick Reference

  Whistleblower Statute Filing Requirements

  Updated to include the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 and the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2019.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Revised Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) Templates Required

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Health Care Benefits: Federal

  Updated to reflect the minimum value percentage and pay or play penalties for 2021; under review in relation to legal developments regarding the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.

• Date:

  December 15, 2020

  Type:

  News

  Final Rule Provides Flexibility to Grandfathered Health Plans

  Group health plans that are grandfathered under the Affordable Care Act will find it easier to preserve their grandfather status under a newly-released final rule.

• Type:

  How To

  How to Determine If Coverage an Employer Offers Is Sufficient to Avoid Pay or Play Penalty Under the Affordable Care Act

  Updated to reflect the equalized rate for determining affordability for 2020 and 2021.