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

11/8/13 ¡ Affordable Care Act Issues and Actions Issues — Impact of Penalties — Cost of Health Insurance — Employee Education — Employee Satisfaction Penalties — Know the baseline — Master Agreement language o 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. 1 ¡

11/8/13 ¡ 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 organizations 2 ¡

11/8/13 ¡ 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 While current as of the date of presentation, the information contained in these materials may be superseded by legislative amendments, new rules and regulations, etc.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. 3 ¡