The new minimum wage poster is now available in Appendix C, Posting requirements. Log in to Model Policies and Forms for Arizona Employers on HRsimple.com to download the updated minimum wage poster now.
Health Care Reform – A Year-By-Year Guide for Employers
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Human Resources Library

On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law, sparking large-scale changes in the health insurance market and massive confusion amongst employers, individuals, and insurers. This guide aims to simplify the Health Care Reform transition by providing 13 chapters and 3 appendices on the subjects of most concern to employers. Have you ever asked a question like this:
- When does Health Care Reform go into effect?
- Which plans will be impacted?
- What does “grandfathering” mean?
- Does Health Care Reform affect businesses of all sizes?
- What should I be doing to prepare?
Health Care Reform increases employer responsibilities with notice and reporting requirements, and also sets out many areas where employers can be fined costly penalties. That’s why this publication includes in-depth explanations, tips for compliance, an employer checklist, timelines, and a year-by-year breakdown of the things you need to do to keep your business out of trouble.
Relax, and be confident that you are running a legitimate, functional business with your employment lawyer sitting on your bookshelf.
Table of Contents
- Snapshot
- Overview
- Background, terminology, and evolution
- Changes that took effect at the start of your first plan year after September 23, 2010
- Changes taking effect in 2011
- Preparations for 2012
- Preparations for 2013
- Preparations for 2014
- Preparations for 2015 through 2018
- Grandfathered plans
- Health Care Reform for small businesses
- Program changes and additional new requirements
- Health care exchanges
- Health Care Reform at-a-glance chart
- Employer checklist and timeline
- Glossary
Recent Updates
01/09/2013
01/09/2013
The new minimum wage poster is now available in Appendix B, Posting requirements. Log in to Model Policies and Forms for Missouri Employers on HRsimple.com to download the updated minimum wage poster now.
01/09/2013
The new minimum wage poster is now available in Appendix B, Posting requirements. Log in to Model Policies and Forms for Ohio Employers on HRsimple.com to download the updated minimum wage poster now.
12/13/2012
The authors at Ogletree Deakins have made an update to Model Policies and Forms for Tennessee Employers on HRsimple.com! Check out and download the new “Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” which was recently updated, re-issued, and must be used starting January 1, 2013.
12/13/2012
The authors at Rubenstein & Pitts have made an update to Model Policies and Forms for Oklahoma Employers on HRsimple.com! Check out the new section Background checks and download the new “Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” which was recently updated, re-issued, and must be used starting January 1, 2013.
12/13/2012
The authors at Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen, P.C. have made an update to Model Policies and Forms for Iowa Employers on HRsimple.com! Check out and download the new “Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” which was recently updated, re-issued, and must be used starting January 1, 2013.
12/12/2012
The authors at The Cavanagh Law Firm have made an update to Model Policies and Forms for Arizona Employers on HRsimple.com! Check out and download the new “Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” which was recently updated, re-issued, and must be used starting January 1, 2013.
12/12/2012
The authors at Squire Sanders (US) LLP have made an update to Model Policies and Forms for Ohio Employers on HRsimple.com! Check out the new section Background checks and download the new “Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” which was recently updated, re-issued, and must be used starting January 1, 2013.
12/11/2012
The authors at Cozen O’Connor have made an update to Model Policies and Forms for Texas Employers on HRsimple.com! Check out and download the new “Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” which was recently updated, re-issued, and must be used starting January 1, 2013.
12/11/2012
The authors at Hinkle Law Firm have made an update to Model Policies and Forms for Kansas Employers on HRsimple.com! Check out and download the new “Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” which was recently updated, re-issued, and must be used starting January 1, 2013.
11/09/2012
11/05/2012
The Workplace Safety and Health Compliance Manual has been updated recently:
Chapter 6, Significant standards
Chapter 13, Whistleblower protection – prohibition of discrimination/retaliation
Appendix G, U.S. Department of Labor regional OSHA offices
Appendix H, Directory of states with approved occupational safety and health plans
Appendix J, State plan notice of contest timeline
Appendix V, OSHA’s national, regional, and local special emphasis inspection program
10/26/2012
10/18/2012
10/05/2012
08/28/2012
The authors at Fisher & Phillips have made another update to the South Carolina Employment Law Reference Guide on HRsimple.com! Check out the new section, Poster update, which discusses the revised Required Work Place Poster – including a link to the updated poster.
06/29/2012
Your HR Manual has recently been updated! To find out what yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling regarding health care reform means for employers, click on your state below:
For Tennessee, click here.
For Iowa, click here.
For Oklahoma, click here.
For Kansas, click here.
For South Carolina, click here.
06/28/2012
You've heard it on the news – and now you're hearing it from the experts at Barran Liebman! The authors of Health Care Reform: A Year-By-Year Guide for Employers have made a timely update to the text on HRsimple.com. Click here to read the recently added section, "Is health care reform here to stay?" and find out what today’s Supreme Court ruling means for employers.
05/16/2012
The South Carolina Employment Law Reference Guide has recently been updated by the authors at Fisher and Phillips in response to a new law change.
The revised section addresses the no-longer mandatory National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) poster – which was to have been a required posting by April 30, and has now been delayed.
To see the new text, check out Appendix B, Posting requirements.