With the end of the IRS’s good faith period, it’s time for HR to sit down with the organization’s leadership team to have a short meeting, or possibly a long one, to assess the organization’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) liability risk.

Despite controversy and challenges, the ACA remains the most significant medical insurance overhaul in recent history. Its impact on construction industry healthcare has been notable for companies with 50+ employees. ALEs (applicable large employers) are liable for ACA penalties. Trades with a higher percentage of penalties are healthcare, restaurant, staffing, and the construction industry. ALE status can change annually.

The study said that 53% of respondents said their ACA compliance requirement were overly burdensome, 21% said the requirement were somewhat burdensome. In a recent survey, more than 50% of company officials said compliance with Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements is overly burdensome. More than half (55%) said employee misclassification is the most common potential…

When companies tighten their belts, they look first to discretionary spending. Meta got rid of free laundry for its workers last year. In January Google announced a round of lay-offs that included 27 in-house massage therapists. Salesforce, another tech firm, has axed its contract with a Californian “wellness retreat”, where employees would have done God-knows-what…

In Exposing Pay, Peter Bamberger provides evidence-based insights into how pay communication policies and practices impact outcomes at individual, organizational, and societal levels. Bamberger reviews findings from the recent surge in pay transparency research to help employees, managers, and policymakers better understand when pay communication policies and practices might enhance organizational performance and address social…

Regardless of your organization’s composition, complying with the requirements of the ACA’s Employer Mandate can be challenging.