As the benefits industry is still reeling from the Affordable Care Act delay, others in the research practice see it as posing a question of whether employers will cut available health care plans in light of the employer mandate.
On Monday, the Internal Revenue Service, along with the Department of Treasury, disclosed that employers with fewer than 100 employees were granted a one-year exemption from providing insurance on Jan. 1, 2015. These companies are still required to report their workers and coverage next year, but will have until 2016 to pay for affordable health insurance for its full-time workforce.
