Ask Sen. Menendez to Ensure That Any Employer Fees Can Be Prorated Based on Hours Worked.The U.S. Senate Finance Committee will soon consider a health care reform bill that is likely to include an employer mandate. It is vitally important that any such provision take into account the unique needs of temporary staffing firms.
The Finance Committee bill likely will require employers that don’t provide health insurance to pay an annual fee per employee. To ensure that they are not charged more than their fair share of any fee, employers of temporary, part-time, and seasonal employees-who work sporadically and whose hours fluctuate-must be allowed to prorate any such fee based on the actual hours worked by the employee.
ASA also believes that employees should meet minimum work requirements before the employer is charged a fee. We’re urging Congress to require employees to work at least 90 days, and satisfy a minimum weekly hours test, before a payment is imposed.
Sen. Menendez (D-NJ) is a key member of the Finance Committee and therefore we are asking all staffing firms in New Jersey to write to the senator immediately to make him aware of the need for an hours-based approach to prorating any employer fees.
Please click http://menendez.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm, select “health care” in the topic field, cut and paste the letter set forth below into the message field, and click on “Submit Form.” Before sending, be sure you have filled in your name, title, company name, and company address at the end of the letter.
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Ask Sen. Menendez to Ensure That Any Employer Fees Can Be Prorated Based on Hours Worked.The U.S. Senate Finance Committee will soon consider a health care reform bill that is likely to include an employer mandate. It is vitally important that any such provision take into account the unique needs of temporary staffing firms.
The Finance Committee bill likely will require employers that don’t provide health insurance to pay an annual fee per employee. To ensure that they are not charged more than their fair share of any fee, employers of temporary, part-time, and seasonal employees-who work sporadically and whose hours fluctuate-must be allowed to prorate any such fee based on the actual hours worked by the employee.
ASA also believes that employees should meet minimum work requirements before the employer is charged a fee. We’re urging Congress to require employees to work at least 90 days, and satisfy a minimum weekly hours test, before a payment is imposed.
Sen. Menendez (D-NJ) is a key member of the Finance Committee and therefore we are asking all staffing firms in New Jersey to write to the senator immediately to make him aware of the need for an hours-based approach to prorating any employer fees.
Please click http://menendez.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm, select “health care” in the topic field, cut and paste the letter set forth below into the message field, and click on “Submit Form.” Before sending, be sure you have filled in your name, title, company name, and company address at the end of the letter.