22.04.2017 08.54 CDT
New York state’s new paid family leave act is going into effect soon; time for employers to start thinking about the effects.
Paid Family Leave: Next Benefits Frontier or New Battleground?
Employees in New York will be able to take paid family leave to care for a family member or bond with a new child. This new law is far-reaching and generous. And, it may affect the national debate over paid family leave.
New York State’s new paid family leave law will allow employees to receive up to 67% for 12 weeks to care for a family member or bond with a new child. New York is now the fourth state to implement a paid family. This means all employers need to start paying attention to this issue.
19.04.2017 06.23 CDT
While the debate over replacing the Affordable Care Act continues, it is also important to focus on the law that currently controls the American health care system – the ACA. The Trump Administration has been sending conflicting signals about how it will administer the Affordable Care Act. These conflicting signals may prove to be disruptive to insurance markets - and to individuals.
Multiple Personalities: The Administration’s Approach to the ACA
Trump Administration’s statements – and actions – on the Affordable Care Act look like a case of multiple personalities inhabiting the same body.
The Trump Administration’s approach to interpreting and administering the ACA – and the conflicting messages being sent by the Administration – matter. Here are some of the consequences of these conflicting messages.
01.04.2017 05.54 CDT
You have a number of decisions to make in buying health care. This can be a real challenge…and is not going to get any better.
Your Money…and Your Life
Your next steps with health care require careful choices and personal responsibility
Health care is complicated – not just for politicians, but for consumers. You have a number of choices to make in buying health care and those choices require understanding some complicated topics. The challenges in shopping for health care are only going to increase, regardless of who wins the political wars over health care.
30.03.2017 11.02 CDT
The drive to reduce corporate tax rates will send Congress looking for new sources of revenue. Employee benefit plans…look out.
Tax Reform: More Challenges for Employee Benefit Plans
Tax reform regarding employee benefit plans may come under attack by legislators.
Tax breaks for employee benefit plans represent a significant loss of revenue for the federal government. In the movement to reduce corporate taxes – and offset reduced federal revenue from those tax cuts - employee benefit plans represent an attractive target for legislators.
18.03.2017 12.39 CDT
The Republican health care proposal leaves many key provisions the ACA intact and Republican acceptance of these provisions may be the real legacy of the Affordable Care act.
The Legacy of Obamacare
In the future, when the day-to-day battles have faded, this may be the legacy of the Affordable Care Act...
It is too soon to predict the fate of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) or, as we call it, TrumpRyanCare. But, the AHCA as currently proposed retains many key provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The apparent willingness of Republicans to retain these provisions represents a significant statement about the lasting effects of Obamacare.