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A bill permitting applicants and employees to sue employers for requiring the disclosure of social network usernames and passwords has been conditionally vetoed by Governor Christie. In his message, the Governor stated that the bill would allow employers to be sued for legitimate job-related inquires. Here is a copy of the conditional veto: Assembly Bill [...]
The Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service have issued regulations on the Affordable Care Act’s employer shared responsibility provisions, also known as the “Play or Pay” mandate. Starting in January 2014, the mandate requires large employers (generally those with 50 or more full-time employees, including full-time equivalent employees) to either “play” by offering affordable [...]
As major restaurant chains such as Papa John’s and Applebee’s threaten to fire workers or reduce their hours rather than provide affordable coverage under the Affordable Care Act in 2014, it is unclear what remedies, if any, employees would have for wrongful termination or demotion.
Under the Act, it is unlawful to discriminate or retaliate [...]
Among several rules proposed on November 20,2012 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proposed a rule implementing and expanding employment-based wellness programs to promote health and help control healthcare spending. The proposed rules also implement changes in the Affordable Care Act that increase the maximum permissible reward under a workplace wellness program [...]
New Jersey is a small business state. About 95% of the state’s businesses, or 249,448 firms, employ 50 or fewer employees. These firms employ eight out of ten working people in the state, or nearly 1.36 million people. Thus, most of the adult citizens who are uninsured are employed, primarily by a small business.
According [...]
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is now 2 ½ years old. It narrowly survived its first major legal challenge with the Supreme Court’s decision in July. Time will tell whether PPACA survives the upcoming elections – although it seems likely that many of PPACA’s pre-2014 requirements will remain in effect regardless of [...]
Most small employers believe that they are exempt from the Affordable Care Act because penalties don’t kick in until the firm hires its 50th employee. But compliance requirements apply to every employer regardless of size.
For example, beginning in August, 2012 health insurance companies are required to issue consumer rebates for non-compliance with the Affordable [...]
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have a big impact on the employer health care market, health insurance costs and the choices that employers health care decisions.
According to Seton Hall Law School Professor John Jacobi the federal health reform law was always more about getting [...]
The Internal Revenue Service released Notice 2012-40, which provides guidance on the application of the Affordable Care Act’s $2,500 limit on employee pre-tax contributions to health flexible spending arrangements. The Notice clarifies the effective date of the $2,500 limit and the deadline for amending cafeteria plans that offer a health FSA to comply with the [...]
Gov. Chris Christie on May 10th vetoed a bill that would have implement a key requirement of the federal Affordable Care Act — one that would create a state-run, online health insurance exchange.
In his veto message, Christie said the bill’s provision for determining which health plan can be sold on the exchange “limits the [...]
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