ACA Reporting
ACA Compliance Lessons Learned From Recent Reporting Seasons
Common themes emerge when reflecting on recent ACA reporting seasons that can help employers reduce administrative burdens and improve accuracy.
ACA Reporting
Question of the Week - Teachers and Winter Break for ACA Hours
Q.- Do our teachers become part-time employees for Affordable Care Act purposes when they are out of school for winter break?
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Q.- Do our teachers become part-time employees for Affordable Care Act purposes when they are out of school for winter break?
A.- You might want to look into whether an “educational exception” applies to the winter break. Under the ACA rules, Educational Organizations may not reduce an employee’s hours worked during a break period. Instead, they are directed to use an averaging rule to count hours during employment break periods. Pay attention to time off during break to make sure your hours calculations do not violate the ACA rules.
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FSA / HRA / HSA
FSA Reimbursement for Non-Covered Spouse
Health FSA funds may generally be used to reimburse eligible medical expenses for a spouse or qualifying dependents even if they are not enrolled in the employer's health plan.
COBRA
COBRA Offering to Retirees
When a covered employee becomes entitled to Medicare before retiring, a covered spouse may receive up to 36 months of COBRA continuation from the date of Medicare entitlement.