Requirements for Employers to Notify Employees of Eligibility?

Starting 2015 employers with over 200 employees need to auto-enroll employees with an opt-out. Employers with less need to let their employees know about their health coverage options, then offer no more than a 90 day waiting period for coverage to start. We can't find a specific law at the moment, ACA or other-wise, that says "an employer must tell an employee about health coverage" that applies to smaller firms. However, it does seem rather shady to offer coverage and then hide the fact from an employee. Have to imagine that there are Department of Labor rules against this. In the Fair Labor Standards Act associated legislation perhaps?

We will keep looking. Please post below if you find the answer.

It's also worth noting that employers are expected to notify their employees about the Health Insurance Marketplace.

Learn more about what employers need to tell employees here.

Sec. 1511. Automatic enrollment for employees of large employers. Requires employers with more than 200 employees to automatically enroll new full-time employees in coverage (subject to any waiting period authorized by law) with adequate notice and the opportunity for an employee to opt out of any coverage the individual or employee was automatically enrolled in.

Sec. 1512. Employer requirement to inform employees of coverage options. Requires that an employer provide notice to their employees informing them of the existence of an Exchange. Also, if the employer plan’s share of the total allowed costs of benefits provided under the plan is less than 60 percent of such costs, that the employee may be eligible for a premium assistance tax credit and cost sharing reduction. Finally, if the employee purchases a qualified health plan through the Exchange, the employee will lose the employer contribution (if any) to any health benefits plan offered by the employer and that all or a portion of such contribution may be excludable from income for Federal income tax purposes.