AFFORDABLE CARE ACT UPDATE
October 1 Deadline for Employers to Provide Exchange Notices
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the newly created Health Insurance Marketplace (the Exchanges) begins enrollment on October 1, 2013. All employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act (see below for affected entities) are required to distribute a notice of coverage options (Exchange Notice) to their employees no later than this date. After the October 1 deadline, employers must distribute the notice to all new employees within 14 days of hire.
