From The ACA Times, Joanna Kim-Brunetti discusses how misclassifying workers as independent contractors can affect On December 31, 2017, the North Carolina Employee Fair Classification Act (EFCA) took effect. The new law allows for heightened investigations into those employers that are allegedly misclassifying their workers as independent contractors rather than as employees. The law allows workers to…
From JDSupra, Richard Meneghello discusses a recent article which suggests that if the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is repealed, freelancers and gig workers may seek full-time employment to get health insurance. Richard writes: Bloomberg BNA reporter Madison Alder has written an eye-opening article that suggests the possible repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could force many…
From the NewsTimes, Micha Kaufman predicts that repealing Obamacare will have a negative effect on freelancers. Micha writes: Thanks to the ACA, 2014 was the first year that every American had access to affordable healthcare, but freelancers were signing up as early as 2013. For the first time, everyday Americans were free to leave…
From Recode, Ina Fried reports that Gig economy companies are telling their gig workers about the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Ina also notes that the ACA allows gig workers to do gig work and still have health insurance. Ina writes: The federal government will announce later Tuesday that it is working with a host…
From NetworkWorld, Mynul Khan describes how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) rescued workers from job lock. Mynul writes: We know this because freelancers and companies have told us. Together with Future Workplace, Field Nation surveyed more than 1,500 human resources professionals and freelancers. Both groups said the ACA has had a large impact…
From Tech.Co, Adam Rowe discusses health insurance options for freelancers and independent contractors who cannot avail themselves of employer offered plans. Adam writes: Due to the Affordable Care Act, all U.S. citizens need to have health insurance. If you don’t, the fee is $695, a number that plenty of freelancers can’t afford to throw around.…
From JDSupra, Pat Anglin, Laura Becking, Mitchel Pahl, Michael Yang discuss the potential consequences of misclassifying workers as independent contractors under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other health plans. Source: The Many Pitfalls of Worker Misclassification
Marketwatch reports that Work Market will offer affordable healthcare to its independent workers through a partnership with Stride Health. The announcement states: Work Market users can now more easily find appropriate, affordable coverage typically reserved for full-time employees through Stride Health’s personalized approach to managing health insurance, healthcare and compliance. “For millions of Americans working in…
From Lexology, Michelle Capezza discusses the impact of misclassifying workers as independent contractors instead of employees may have on benefit plans including the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). Michelle writes: Improper exclusion of workers from participation in employee benefit plans governed by ERISA can jeopardize a plan’s tax-qualified status as determined under…
From Time, Jen Wieczner writes about the recent Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare and whey it is good for Uber. Jen writes: “The ACA is an essential ingredient in the success of the so-called “gig economy,” wherein workers serve as independent contractors on a flexible schedule for…