The re-election of President Obama and the lack of change in the control of the houses of Congress effectively ensure that the provisions of Health Care Reform will remain in place and will continue along the path of implementation.
This is the third Alert in a series designed to help employers understand and address the effects of Health Care Reform on your businesses so you are in the best position to make decisions in response to these new requirements. Our first Alert dealt with the implementation of new health flexible spending account limits; our second Alert provided guidance on reporting cost of health care coverage on form W-2. At this point, most of the regulatory guidance needed has either not yet been issued or has only been issued in proposed form. Therefore, we will provide the best possible guidance based on existing knowledge.
