Employer Mandate Delayed Until 2016
Under pressure from business groups, the Obama administration has delayed the employer shared-responsibility mandate for the second time. In July of last year, the administration delayed the employer mandate until 1/1/2015 for all employers who otherwise would have had to comply on 1/1/2014. The mandate applies to all employers with 50 or more full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. Final regulations were issued this past Wednesday, and while they do not change the requirement that employers offer coverage, they do provide relief until 2016 for employers with between 50 and 99 full-time equivalent (FTE)
employees. Employers with 100 or more will still have to comply beginning 1/1/2015.
Employers with between 50 and 99 FTE employees in 2014 will not...
employees. Employers with 100 or more will still have to comply beginning 1/1/2015.
Employers with between 50 and 99 FTE employees in 2014 will not...