June 30, 2015
On June 17, 2015, Gov. Brown signed SB 125 into law. The law provides that for plan years starting on or after Jan. 1, 2016, employer size will be determined using the federal method of calculating full-time equivalent employees for employer mandate purposes. When determining whether an employer is eligible for a small or large group policy, the employer will need to calculate the number of full-time employees working 30 hours or more per week. They will then need to total the number of hours by all non-full-time employees and divide by 120. The sum of the two calculations will yield the employer’s number of full-time equivalents. If an employer has 100 or fewer full-time equivalent employees, they will be considered a small employer. Finally, it is important to note that when determining size, the employer must include employees of all related employers.
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