Issues Impact of Penalties Cost of Health Insurance Employee - - PDF document

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Issues and Actions Affordable Care Act

Issues

— Impact of Penalties — Cost of Health Insurance — Employee Education — Employee Satisfaction

Penalties

— Know the baseline — Master Agreement language

• Selection of School District’s Group Health and Hospitalization Plan:

Ø Teachers

The parties agree no teacher shall select a group health and hospitalization plan that causes or will cause penalties, fees, or fines to be assessed against the School District.

Ø Non-licensed

In the event this Agreement causes or will cause penalties, fees, or fines to be assessed against the School District, the parties agree to reopen negotiations that result in a revised Agreement between the parties that eliminates or reduces penalties, fees, or fines to be assessed against the School District.

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Penalties

— Know the baseline — Master Agreement language — Full-time employee definition — Bronze plan — Discrimination issues

Cost of Health Insurance

— Flat dollar contributions — Proration of health benefits for part-time

employees

— Discriminatory offerings for highly

compensated employees

Employee Education

— Engage all employees — MSBA is having dialog with labor

• rganizations

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Employee Satisfaction

— Employee buy in — Consequences vs. benefits of reducing hours — Consequences vs. benefits of reducing/

eliminating school district-sponsored health benefits

— Broad changes = winners and losers

Thank You

This presentation and corresponding materials

are for general guidance. While current as of the date of presentation, the information contained in these materials may be superseded by legislative amendments, new rules and regulations, etc. If you have any questions/concerns in regard to this presentation and corresponding materials, feel free to contact anyone in MSBA’s Management Services Division. However, since no MSBA staff member gives legal advice, if any legal questions should arise, the school district’s legal counsel should be contacted.