Employer Shared Responsibility

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 27, 2015 | Affordable Care Act, Small Business

Generally, under Employer Shared Responsibility (ESR), applicable large employers (generally, employers with 50 or more full-time employees, including full-time equivalents) face a potential penalty if they don’t offer minimum essential coverage to full-time employees...

Staples threatens to fire employees who work more than 25 hours a week

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 26, 2015 | Heath Care Costs

Yahoo Finance reports: “Wikimedia Commons A Staples storefront. Part-time Staples workers are furious that they could be fired for working more than 25 hours a week. The company implemented the policy to avoid paying benefits under the Affordable Care...

Ailing Obamacare co-op has an improved diagnosis

by Eriksen Insurance | Feb 10, 2015 | Illinois Health Insurance

Crains Chicago Business reports: “The first year for Illinois’ only co-op health insurance program could be charitably termed as troubled. Established as part of Obamacare, Land of Lincoln Healthaimed to increase competition on the state’s new health...

Count Down to Open Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace

by Eriksen Insurance | Nov 4, 2014 | Insurance Reform, Open Enrollment

Insurance News Net reports: “The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Administration for Children & Families’ Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary and Interdepartmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development issued the following...

Wal-Mart cuts health benefits for some part-timers

by Eriksen Insurance | Oct 17, 2014 | Group Health Insurance

Yahoo Finance reports: “Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to eliminate health insurance coverage for some of its part-time U.S. employees in a move aimed at controlling rising health care costs of the nation’s largest private employer. Wal-Mart told The...