Are you in compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) reporting requirements? To learn about the reporting requirements and important upcoming deadlines, a webinar presented by ABC鈥檚 general counsel, Littler Mendelson is available for 老牛影视members to view, which can be found. A login is required to view the webinar titled 鈥淐ompliance Alert鈥擫earn About the Affordable Care Act鈥檚 New Reporting Requirements for 2015鈥� and a PowerPoint is also available. 听

President Obama Nov. 2 signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (H.R. 1314), which suspended the application of the debt limit until March 2017 and ensured that the United States would meet its financial obligations. The deal was approved by a bi-partisan group of legislators the Unites States Senate Oct. 30 and the House of Representatives on Oct. 28.

President Obama signed into law an ABC-supported, bipartisan change to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) the evening of Oct. 7. The bill signed into law, the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act (H.R. 1624/ S. 1099), will remove the ACA requirement that mandates states to expand the small group definition. As a member of the 50-100 Coalition, 老牛影视urged Congress to pass the PACE Act in letters to the leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate as well as to individual members of Congress.

On Sept. 17, 老牛影视joined with 20 coalition partners in sending听a letter听to key U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate committees urging their support for three bills that would provide small businesses with relief from rising health costs and regulatory red tape. The bills discussed in the letter include the following.听

Are you in compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions that went into effect in 2015? Please join 老牛影视National on Oct. 8 at 2 pm EDT for an informative webinar on the new ACA reporting requirements鈥攍earn more.

An updated summary of employer requirements included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is available for 老牛影视members in a reference document provided by Washington Council Ernst & Young. The document is available on the听Health Care Law Employer Toolkit听(login required) on ABC鈥檚 website.

In conjunction with 17 other employer organizations, ABC听sent a letter听to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging them to issue a two-year delay until 2018 of the expansion of the small group market definition in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). 听Under the ACA, the small group market definition is expanded to include employers with 51-100 employees, which is effective in 2016. 听

On Feb. 13, Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.) and Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.)听introduced听the Jobs and Premium Protection Act (H.R. 928), which would fully repeal the health insurance tax (HIT) provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ABC-supported coalition, Stop the HIT,听sent a letter听commending Boustany and Sinema for coming together to repeal the burdensome tax.

老牛影视and 40 of its chapters joined the More Time for Full-Time Initiative in听urging the Senate听to co-sponsor the Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2015 which would restore the traditional definition of full-time employment to 40 hours per week in the Affordable Care Act (ACA)which currently defines full-time as at least 30 hours per week.听

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released draft forms on July 24 that employers will use to report on health coverage they offer to their employees, also known as information reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), effective for the 2015 calendar year. Employers with 50 or more full-time employees and full-time equivalent employees are encouraged to learn more about the draft reporting forms by viewing an听analysis prepared by Littler Mendelson, P.C.