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IRS Drafts Instructions for ACA Reporting Requirements

They promised they would be coming and now they have. On Aug. 28, the Internal Revenue Service issued draft instructions for Forms 1094-C and 1095-C ...
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Public perception of PPACA plummets

The downward spiral of public opinion surrounding the Patient Protection and Affordable Car Act continues since its July peak, just as midterm elections creep closer ...
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IRS Gears Up for Impact of Health Care Reform on Tax Season

Internal Revenue Service commissioner John Koskinen told a congressional subcommittee about the IRS’s progress on the Affordable Care Act and the impact that tax subsidies ...
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3 ways to control the absence menace

Injury used to represent the bulk of employee absence managed by companies. Of course, injury leave is still important. But in recent years, the Family ...
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6 biggest employer struggles

The emerging workforce continues to puzzle traditional managers, particularly those used to a once-size-fits-all approach to managing people. Now, Workforce 2020, a major study from ...
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Platinum plans best for specialty drug consumers

Though considered the most expensive of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act metal health coverage plans, platinum plans for certain consumers may be the ...
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Millions lack paid sick days

Nearly half of all workers in California don’t get a single paid sick day from their employers. Additionally, this state of affairs is far worse ...
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5 ways to avoid ADA leave traps

Disability benefits producers who market absence management services are discovering a frightening truth: As complicated as the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and other ...
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Top 5 election issues for small businesses

The halls of Congress continue to resound with the clashing of ideological swords, and that cacophony will only become louder as the fall elections draw ...
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Employees shouldn’t fear shift to exchanges — yet

The Morning Consult discusses a poll today on people’s views of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It looks like people are moderately afraid ...
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Are we heading toward a single-payer system?

The Finns do it. The Germans do it. Even the Portuguese and Greeks do it. Across most of the developed world, single-payer, universally available health ...
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HSAs reach nearly $23 billion

Health savings accounts have grown to an estimated $22.8 billion in assets and roughly 11.8 million accounts as of the end of June, according to ...
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