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As part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, ACA or Healthcare Reform), employers must notify their employees of the option of Insurance Exchanges.
- Effective October 1, 2013, the Notice of Insurance Exchanges must be provided to all current employees.
- New employees, hired on or after October 1, 2013, must be provided with the Notice of Insurance Exchanges within 14 days of hire.
Notices can be provided via first-class mail or through electronic delivery. If you currently provide coverage to your employees, click here for a sample employee notice. If you currently do not provide coverage to your employees, click here for a sample employee notice.
Two significant questions regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were resolved in the past year. The U.S. Supreme Court determined that the Act’s individual mandate was a legitimate exercise of the federal taxing power. Also, the outcome of the November election foreclosed any possibility of repeal. There are still some unresolved issues regarding the final form of the agency regulations needed to implement the Act, and whether individual states will cooperate with federal agencies to create healthcare Exchanges and what the ramifications may be if they don’t (to view a webinar on Healthcare Reform, click here). 
If you could take a guess, how many employers nationwide would you estimate conduct criminal background checks on job applicants as part of their hiring process? According to a recent Society for Human Resource Management survey (results published July 2012), over 80% of employer respondents indicated that applicant criminal background records were reviewed during the hiring process. Specifically, 69% of organizations reported that they conducted criminal background checks on ALL of their job candidates; and 18% of organizations used criminal background checks for select positions. Does that surprise you?