The case of Wang v. Chinese Daily News was tossed down to the district court by the Ninth Circuit on Monday after being handed back to the Ninth Circuit in October 2011 by the United States Supreme Court.
So why the continual hot potato and what does it mean?
Jack Schaedel will present Employment Law Q & A for the Women Professional Business Group on Wednesday, February 27, 2013.
Read moreJack Schaedel will moderate the PBA Labor & Employment Section Meeting, the topic Sex in the Office.
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For employers, one of the most critical impacts of the Affordable Care Act is the requirement for applicable large employers with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees to provide affordable health insurance (“minimum essential coverage”) to their employees. Yet the law as passed in 2010 left open the question of whether the employer shared responsibility provisions under Section 4980H also require the employer to offer coverage to the employee’s family.
Read moreJack Schaedel will be a featured speaker and Martin E. Sullivan wil be a moderator.
Read moreThe employer mandate responsibility provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 4980H depend on an accurate count of an employer’s full time employees. But how does an employer count ongoing employees who work variable hours during a year?
Read moreThe Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate only applies to large employers. But the definition of “large” employer requires a little basic arithmetic. A large employer is an employer with 50 or more “full time equivalent” employees. So which employees count as “full time equivalent”?
Read moreThe Affordable Care Act added the “employer shared responsibility” provisions to the Internal Revenue Code, in section 4980H. Commonly known as the “employer mandate,” these provisions require certain “large” employers to provide “affordable” health coverage to their employees, or else pay a penalty.
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On or before January 1, 2013, all employment contracts must be in writing for persons whose compensation “involves commissions” in California. Private employers of all sizes and types are included – there is no exception for small or non-profit organizations.
Read morePresident Obama’s re-election brings some certainty to health care reform: though some details may yet change, the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) is not going away. We all have just over one year to get ready for some of the ACA’s most significant reforms: the individual and employer coverage mandates. When the Affordable Care Act was first passed and signed into law on March 23, 2010, implementation of these major provisions loomed far off in the future. But the time to prepare is now.
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