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The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act made a number of changes affecting "business associates" under the HIPAA privacy and security rules. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act survived a very real threat when the Supreme Court found that the federal government could enforce penalties against individuals who have not obtained health coverage. Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, beginning in 2015, certain large employers who do not offer affordable health insurance that provides minimum value to their full-time employees may be subject to significant penalties. Open enrollment for the 2015 health plan year is just around the corner. To ensure that they are ready, government contractors should understand the intersection of the Service Contract Act with other federal laws. The U.S. Department of Labor recently released its 2014 Regulatory Agenda, a non-binding statement regarding anticipated efforts to create and/or change regulations relating to exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Some employers may have employees working on alternative work schedules which do not fit the pattern we think of as a typical "workweek." The IRS announced that it has begun a compliance initiative project to review and gauge whether selected employers are complying with the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code for their nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements.
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