[Hidden-tech] Mass. healthcare law impact

[Jeremy Dunn]

Aurangzeb,

I think your house-painter may not fully understand the new law, and may 
have a chance to save his business.

Two important facts:
1) the new law only requires employers to establish Sect 125 Cafeteria Plans 
if they have 11 or more employees
2) the law allows "employee-pays-all" plans for part-time and contract 
employees.

So, if your house painter has 10 or fewer employees then there is nothing to 
do.

If he has > 10 employees but employs them on a part-time or contract basis, 
which I'd expect for a house-painter, then he still has to establish a Sect 
125 plan which is a time-consuming hassle, but not that expensive.

Check out the "Create a Section 125 Plan - Voluntary" page of 
www.mahealthconnector.com
Employers / Voluntary Plan

- Jeremy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aurangzeb M. Agha" <ama at mltp.com>
To: "Hidden-Tec List" <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 3:39 PM
Subject: [Hidden-tech] Mass. healthcare law impact


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> We just got a call from the house painter we had hoped to hire for our 
> house to be painted this August saying that due to the new MA healthcare 
> law requiring he provide healthcare for all of his employees and his 
> inability to afford to do so, he's shutting down.
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> Two questions:
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> 1.  How many small co's on this list have looked into this list and will 
> be impacted?
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> 2.  Does anyone know a good house painter?
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> Aurangzeb Agha
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