This training program will focus on ACA compliance requirements for 2017. It will also cover topics such as anti-discrimination provisions for highly compensated employees, affordable coverage penalty, transitional relief for some employers in 2017, and more.
Why Should You Attend:
This year the rubber really meets the road for Affordable Care Act compliance. Yet many, whether they are simply concerned individuals or business owners or executives, still find the ACA to be a topic that generates much confusion. This webinar will de-mystify key ACA issues. If you are an employer, HR practitioner or benefits administrator, this webinar will help address these issues as well as offer insight on annual reporting requirements and considerations for 2017.Areas Covered in the Webinar:
- Part I - Preliminaries
- Individual v Employer Mandate
- Definitions: Self-Funded v. Fully-Funded Plan, Grandfathered Plan
- Items to Have Already Addressed - or to Address ASAP
- Taxes and Fees, Changes in Ratings, SHOP
- Part II - 2017 and Beyond
- Expand Coverage to All Eligible Employees; Confirm Minimum Essential Coverage, Minimum Value and Affordability
- Annual Reporting Requirements - Considerations for 2017
- Anti-Discrimination Provisions - Highly Compensated Employees
- Add Coverage for Dependents
- Part III: Penalties
- 95% Rule Penalty
- Affordable Coverage Penalty
- Transitional Relief for Some Employers in 2017
- Part IV: Beyond 2017
- Excise or “Cadillac” Taxes
- Grandfathered Plans
- Wellness Plans
- Using Temporary Staffing Agencies - Who Must Offer Coverage to “Temps”
Who Will Benefit:
- Business owners with 50 or more full-time employees/full-time equivalents
- Executives
- Benefits administrators
- In-house counsel
- HR practitioners
Course Provider
Janette Levey Frisch,
