HR/benefits professionals spin possible plans on eve of Supreme Court ruling

“If they uphold the entire law, which is what I would predict, then it’s time for employers to get to work,” says Blumling. “I can tell you first hand there have been a lot of employers sitting on the sideline waiting to invest time and energy and the thought process to get ready for health care reform.”

Employers would immediately need to plan for the employer ‘play or pay’ mandate and upcoming compliance requirements, such as preparing their Summary of Benefits and Coverage and W-2 reporting on the cost of coverage.