The Affordable Care Act requires applicable large employers (with 50 or more full-time employees) to offer minimum essential coverage to full-time employees and dependents or face penalties.
The IRS released a final rule which changes the eligibility rules for determining whether employer-sponsored coverage is affordable for family members.
Employer mandate penalties are tied specifically to the self-only tier for the employer's least expensive health plan offering based on that year's indexed percentage. Employers are not required to offer affordable family-tier coverage. Click on the button below for more details.
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