All employers must send an exchange
notice to all employees on or before October 1st,
2013.
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) guidance
issued under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires employers to provide
employees with a notice regarding health care exchanges (now called
"marketplaces"). This notification requirement applies
whether or not employees are covered in the employer's health plan (if any), and
whether they are full-time or part-time employees.
Employers must provide the notice to
current employees, regardless of full or part-time status and regardless of
enrollment in an employer's health plan, no later than October 1, 2013. For employees hired
after October 1, 2013, employers must provide the notice to new employees within
14 days of an employee's start date. Employers are not required to provide a
separate notice to dependents or other individuals who are or may become
eligible for coverage under the health plan but who are not employees. There
are penalties for not doing so.
Please click on the link below to read
more about the requirements. You will see two sample notices. One for
employers who offer health insurance and one for employers who do
not.
