Student Position on Employer Mandate – Story


I wanted to share my story since so many people were affected by what just happened to myself and my coworkers yesterday. I was hired in as a full-time non-career employee. This meant that I had the ability to work 40 hours a week while learning about working for the State Of Michigan while I… Read More

Employer Mandate Concerning Per Diem Employees

Per Diem employees can be considered full-time employees under the ACA if the work over 30 hours on average a year. Employers can use a look-back period of up to 12 months and reasonable methods of crediting hours to determine eligibility of full-time employees for health insurance. If an employee works more than 30 hours a week on average (or 28 as a safe harbor) they must be offered coverage as long as they maintain full-time status.

ObamaCare Employer Mandate

The Employer Mandate / Employer Penalty The ObamaCare Employer Mandate / Employer Penalty, originally set to begin in 2014, was delayed until 2015 / 2016. ObamaCare’s “employer mandate” is a requirement that all businesses with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees (FTE) provide health insurance to at least 95% of their full-time employees and dependents up… Read More

Judge Blocks Trump’s Move Against Contraceptive Mandate

The Trump administration had attempted to weaken the ACA’s contraceptive mandate for employers. However, a California federal district court judge issued an injunction. However, according to CNN, “the injunction only applies in the coalition of 13 Democratic states, plus the District of Columbia, that brought the lawsuit.” In other words, states with Republican leadership and… Read More

How to Count Terminated Employees and Re-Hires for the Mandate?

There are a number of measurement periods an employer can use and methods of accrediting hours that allow employers to deal with termination, new hires, and re-hires. This allows employers to accurately address full-time and FTE employees in a number of common and uncommon situations.

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