U.S. Treasury Department Delays Reform Mandated Penalties for “Play or Pay”

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July 2, 2013

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The U.S. Treasury Department announced on July 2, 2013 that enforcement of the employer “play or pay” mandated penalties under Healthcare Reform will be delayed until January 1, 2015. The “play or pay” mandate requires large employers (companies with 50 or more full-time employee and full-time equivalents) to offer a minimum value medical coverage plan to substantially all of their fulltime employees, and dependents, or be subject to an annual penalty tax of up to $2,000.00 per full-time employee. This postponement means that employers can delay offering a minimum value medical coverage plan to their employees until at least January 1, 2015. Additionally, this decision postpones a requirement under the healthcare reform law that employers report on health coverage they provide to their employees.

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Benefits Consideration Post – DOMA

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July 21, 2013

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UPDATE: Please view our more recent HR Alert concerning this topic, available HERE.

On June 25, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled a section of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to be unconstitutional. This ruling now recognizes the legal union of same-sex couples in 12 states and the District of Columbia. While the court ruled part of DOMA as unconstitutional, it does not appear that this decision will be forced on states that currently do not recognize same-sex marriage and allows these states to continue to define marriage as the populist wants.

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