Final rule on small business health exchanges released
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a final rule explaining the operation of Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) exchanges.
View ArticleNew annual health plan fee begins next month
Depending on when an employer’s health plan ends, the first annual fee to support the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is due July 31.
View ArticleHouse hearing details challenges of health care law compliance
NRA representatives and others testified before a House subcommittee on the challenges of complying with the 2010 health care law.
View ArticleHealth care law's employer penalties, reporting delayed until 2015
Administration provides transition relief for "large employers" through 2014.
View ArticleIRS explains 2014 transition rules for employers under health care law
One-year transition affects the employer mandate and some employer reporting requirements.
View ArticleNRA urges restaurateurs to contact Congress on health care law
Concerned about the impact of the health care law on your business? Tell Congress.
View ArticleRestaurateur offers health care advocacy advice
Operator Tom Boucher offered tips for his fellow operators to get the most out of meetings with lawmakers.
View ArticleNew 40-hour bill introduced in House
New legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives that could change the 2010 health care law’s definition of a full-time work week to 40 hours.
View ArticleNRA grassroots health care push targets full-time definition
The National Restaurant Association urges restaurateurs to contact their members of Congress and ask them to support changing the 2010 health care law’s definition of full time.
View ArticleSmall business insurance exchanges to open Oct. 1
Small Business Health Options Programs, which will give small employers who want to offer health coverage to employees a single point at which to compare and purchase plans, are scheduled to open Oct....
View ArticleHundreds ask Congress for action on health care
Hundreds have taken the time to contact Congress as part of the National Restaurant Association’s grassroots campaign for changes in the health care law.
View ArticleHealth care advocacy focuses on large-employer calculation
Simplifying the calculation used to determine which businesses are large employers is a key goal for the NRA's health care advocacy.
View ArticleKentucky restaurateur testifies on health care
Restaurant owner Joe Bologna told the U.S. House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions that the 2010 health care law could hurt restaurant growth.
View ArticleNRA tool helps with health insurance exchange notification
The 2010 health care law requires most U.S. employers to give their employees written notice about new online marketplaces by Oct. 1.
View ArticleFirehouse Subs CEO: Health care law still puzzling
Operators are struggling to understand and implement some of the law’s elements, Firehouse Subs CEO Don Fox wrote recently in Forbes magazine.
View ArticleDOL to address health care compliance questions
The Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services on Wednesday will hold a webcast on several aspects of the 2010 health care law, including the employee-notice requirement.
View ArticleDOL reminds employers to provide exchange notice by Oct. 1
Employers must notify all employees, whether full- or part-time, about new health insurance marketplaces.
View ArticleMore than 1,000 operators use Notification Tool, NRA says
The Notification Tool helps employers meet the Oct. 1 deadline of notifying employees about government-run health insurance exchanges.
View ArticleNRA’s Kafarakis talks health care, new Notification Tool
The Employee Notification Tool helps NRA members notify employees about the government-run health insurance “exchanges” that open Oct. 1.
View ArticleNRA offers expanded guide to health care law
NRA members can download a comprehensive guide as the Affordable Care Act's roll-out continues.
View ArticleMore than 1,300 employers sign up for NRA’s notification tool
More than 1,300 employers have registered for the NRA's new health care Notification Tool.
View ArticleRestaurateurs keep up the fight on health care
The NRA is asking Congress to make changes to the Affordable Care Act, including bringing the definition of full-time employment in line with traditional business practices.
View ArticleNRA helps spur health insurance market rule clarification
NRA advocacy helped ensure that employers won’t be blocked from buying insurance starting in 2014 if they can’t get a minimum percentage of employees to buy into the plans.
View ArticleNRA: Streamline health care reporting requirements
The National Restaurant Association today reiterated its support for a streamlined reporting process under the Affordable Care Act for large employers and employer-sponsored health plans.
View ArticleNRA testimony: Simplify ACA's business aggregation rules
Ellis Winstanley, a partner in eight Texas restaurants, testified that restaurants are being forced to turn to costly tax advisors to determine whether they are considered “applicable large employers”...
View ArticleNRA: Make 40 hours full time under health care law
The National Restaurant Association on Tuesday emphasized its support for bipartisan legislation to change the health care law’s definition of full-time from 30 hours to 40 hours.
View ArticleHow would a 30-hour workweek impact restaurants?
The House of Representatives is expected to vote Thursday on legislation to change the health care law’s definition of “full-time” from 30 hours to 40 hours.
View Article30-hour workweek: Why restaurant stories mattered
Restaurant voices were heard on the floor of the House of Representatives during debate leading up to the vote to pass the Save American Workers Act.
View ArticleSenator: Key health care change is win-win
U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) said changing the Affordable Care Act’s definition of “full time” from 30 to 40 hours would benefit both restaurants and their employees.
View ArticleCommentary: Federal regulations threaten business growth
With businesses already struggling under the weight of increased health care costs and the threat of overtime rules expansion, a minimum wage hike could slow hiring by restaurants and other employers.
View ArticleRestaurants try to push through confusion on health care
Many of the restaurant operators who met with insurance experts at the NRA’s Health Care Knowledge Center had taken some steps toward meeting the requirements of the new health care law, but confusion...
View ArticleSenate bill aims to eliminate key part of health care law
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga) has introduced legislation that would accomplish one of the National Restaurant Association’s top health care advocacy priorities: elimination of the auto-enroll requirement.
View ArticleWhat should restaurant operators talk to lawmakers about?
Tips on what to talk about with your elected officials this summer.
View ArticleWill House fix ACA’s seasonal employee problem?
A bipartisan group of House members has introduced a bill intended to change one of the many confusing aspects of the Affordable Care Act: its two definitions of “seasonal” employment.
View ArticleHow many hours is the full-time workweek? Not 30.
Thirty hours a week doesn’t work for restaurants, their employees, or the hundreds of thousands of businesses that will be forced to make hard decisions about how to comply with the health care law’s...
View ArticleHouse opens 2015 with key health care vote
An issue that stands to have a profound impact on the scheduling and hiring of restaurant employees —a change to the health care law’s definition of “full time” — is scheduled for a vote in the House...
View ArticleHouse passes bill to change full-time definition
Just two days into its new session, the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to change the health care law’s definition of “full time” from 30 hours to 40 hours a week.
View Article40 hours is full time
It's time to reexamine how the Affordable Care Act defines full-time employment.
View ArticleHere’s what restaurateurs are telling their members of Congress this summer
Minimum wage, health care, taxes and labor overreach were all on the menu when a U.S. representative came to visit.
View ArticleRestaurants get big health care win
Restaurants and other small businesses scored a major victory when the Senate followed the House’s lead and passed the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act.
View ArticleAdvocacy the main course at Public Affairs Conference
Members of the restaurant industry got to see firsthand how the government works during this year's NRA Public Affairs Conference.
View ArticleAn Rx for better health care
The National Restaurant Association said it is encouraged by a House Republican initiative aimed at commonsense reforms to the American health system.
View ArticleHow costly is overregulation?
White Castle exec tells joint economic committee that excessive regulation is killing growth and jobs.
View ArticleBooster shot: IRS extends ACA reporting deadline
The IRS has extended the deadline for some information reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act, but it's still right around the corner!
View ArticleTop 3 reasons to attend our Public Affairs Conference
Political parties are important. Here's why you won’t want to miss out on ours: the 2017 Public Affairs Conference.
View Article5 concerns about the health care law
Health insurance is a critical recruiting and retention tool, but its cost and time constraints are difficult to navigate. That’s why we’re trying to help Congress reform the law.
View ArticlePresident and CEO Dawn Sweeney urges ACA fixes
Sweeney urged HHS Secretary Tom Price to provide relief to the individual and small group health insurance markets.
View ArticleTrump signs exec order to support assoc. health plans
President Trump signed an Executive Order that could make it easier for small businesses and individuals to work together to buy health plans through associations.
View ArticleNew plan offers small operators affordable health insurance
The initiative will help smaller businesses provide quality, affordable health care to their employees.
View ArticleRestaurateurs, Congress talk policy on Capitol Hill
More than 400 restaurateurs came to Washington, D.C., for our 32nd Annual Public Affairs Conference, and to meet with lawmakers on issues affecting business.
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