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29 U.S.C. § 218b — Notice to employees

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29 U.S.C. § 218b — Notice to employees

**(a) In general** In accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary, an employer to which this chapter applies, shall provide to each employee at the time of hiring (or with respect to current employees, not later than March 1, 2013), written notice— (1) informing the employee of the existence of an Exchange, including a description of the services provided by such Exchange, and the manner in which the employee may contact the Exchange to request assistance; (2) if the employer plan’s share of the total allowed costs of benefits provided under the plan is less than 60 percent of such costs, that the employee may be eligible for a premium tax credit under [section 36B of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section36B&num=0&edition=prelim) and a cost sharing reduction under [section 18071 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section18071&num=0&edition=prelim) if the employee purchases a qualified health plan through the Exchange; and (3) if the employee purchases a qualified health plan through the Exchange, the employee may lose the employer contribution (if any) to any health benefits plan offered by the employer and that all or a portion of such contribution may be excludable from income for Federal income tax purposes. **(b) Effective date** Subsection (a) shall take effect with respect to employers in a State beginning on March 1, 2013.

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**(a) In general** In accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary, an employer to which this chapter applies, shall provide to each employee at the time of hiring (or with respect to current employees, not later than March 1, 2013), written notice— (1) informing the employee of the existence of an Exchange, including a description of the services provided by such Exchange, and the manner in which the employee may contact the Exchange to request assistance; (2) if the employer plan’s share of the total allowed costs of benefits provided under the plan is less than 60 percent of such costs, that the employee may be eligible for a premium tax credit under [section 36B of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section36B&num=0&edition=prelim) and a cost sharing reduction under [section 18071 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section18071&num=0&edition=prelim) if the employee purchases a qualified health plan through the Exchange; and (3) if the employee purchases a qualified health plan through the Exchange, the employee may lose the employer contribution (if any) to any health benefits plan offered by the employer and that all or a portion of such contribution may be excludable from income for Federal income tax purposes. **(b) Effective date** Subsection (a) shall take effect with respect to employers in a State beginning on March 1, 2013.

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26 U.S.C. § 36B — Refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan

**(a) In general** In the case of an applicable taxpayer, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle for any taxable year an amount equal to the premium assistance credit amount of the taxpayer for the taxable year. **(b) Premium assistance credit amount** For purposes of this section— (1) **In general** — The term “premium assistance credit amount” means, with respect to any taxable year, the sum of the premium assistance amounts determined under paragraph (2) with respect to all coverage months of the taxpayer occurring during the taxable year. (2) **Premium assistance amount** — The premium assistance amount determined under this subsection with respect to any coverage month is the amount equal to the lesser of— (A) the monthly premiums for such month for 1 or more qualified health plans offered in the individual market within a State which cover the taxpayer, the taxpayer’s spouse, or any dependent (as defined in section 152) of the taxpayer and which were enrolled in through an Exchange established by the State under 1311 11 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “section”. of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or (B) the excess (if any) of— (i) the adjusted monthly premium for such month for the applicable second lowest cost silver plan with respect to the taxpayer, over (ii) an amount equal to 1/12 of the product of the applicable percentage and the taxpayer’s household income for the taxable year. (3) **Other terms and rules relating to premium assistance amounts** — For purposes of paragraph (2)— (A) *Applicable percentage* (i) *In general* — Except as provided in clause (ii), the applicable percentage for any taxable year shall be the percentage such that the applicable percentag

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42 U.S.C. § 18071 — Reduced cost-sharing for individuals enrolling in qualified health plans

**(a) In general** In the case of an eligible insured enrolled in a qualified health plan— (1) the Secretary shall notify the issuer of the plan of such eligibility; and (2) the issuer shall reduce the cost-sharing under the plan at the level and in the manner specified in subsection (c). **(b) Eligible insured** In this section, the term “eligible insured” means an individual— (1) who enrolls in a qualified health plan in the silver level of coverage in the individual market offered through an Exchange; and (2) whose household income exceeds 100 percent but does not exceed 400 percent of the poverty line for a family of the size involved. In the case of an individual described in [section 36B(c)(1)(B) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section36B/c/1/B&num=0&edition=prelim), the individual shall be treated as having household income equal to 100 percent for purposes of applying this section. **(c) Determination of reduction in cost-sharing** (1) **Reduction in out-of-pocket limit** (A) *In general* — The reduction in cost-sharing under this subsection shall first be achieved by reducing the applicable out-of pocket 11 So in original. Probably should be “out-of-pocket”. limit under [section 18022(c)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section18022/c/1&num=0&edition=prelim) in the case of— (i) an eligible insured whose household income is more than 100 percent but not more than 200 percent of the poverty line for a family of the size involved, by two-thirds; (ii) an eligible insured whose household income is more than 200 percent but not more than 300 percent of the poverty line for a family of the size involved, by one-half; and (iii) an eligible in

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26 U.S.C. § 4980H — Shared responsibility for employers regarding health coverage

**(a) Large employers not offering health coverage** If— (1) any applicable large employer fails to offer to its full-time employees (and their dependents) the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential coverage under an eligible employer-sponsored plan (as defined in section 5000A(f)(2)) for any month, and (2) at least one full-time employee of the applicable large employer has been certified to the employer under section 1411 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as having enrolled for such month in a qualified health plan with respect to which an applicable premium tax credit or cost-sharing reduction is allowed or paid with respect to the employee, then there is hereby imposed on the employer an assessable payment equal to the product of the applicable payment amount and the number of individuals employed by the employer as full-time employees during such month. **(b) Large employers offering coverage with employees who qualify for premium tax credits or cost-sharing reductions** (1) **In general** — If— (A) an applicable large employer offers to its full-time employees (and their dependents) the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential coverage under an eligible employer-sponsored plan (as defined in section 5000A(f)(2)) for any month, and (B) 1 or more full-time employees of the applicable large employer has been certified to the employer under section 1411 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as having enrolled for such month in a qualified health plan with respect to which an applicable premium tax credit or cost-sharing reduction is allowed or paid with respect to the employee, then there is hereby imposed on the employer an assessable payment equal to the product of the number of full-time employees of the applicable larg

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29 U.S.C. § 218b — Notice to employees

Page 108 TITLE 29—LABOR § 218 TERMINATION OF UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF THE CANAL ZONE For termination of the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone at end of the ‘‘transi- tion period’’, being the 30-month period beginning Oct. 1, 1979, and ending midnight Mar. 31, 1982, see Para- graph 5 of Article XI of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and sections 2101 and 2201 to 2203 of Pub. L. 96–70, title II, Sept. 27, 1979, 93 Stat. 493, formerly classified to sections 3831 and 3841 to 3843, respectively, of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions relating to enforcement and administra- tion of equal pay provisions vested by this section in Secretary of Labor transferred to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1978, § 1, 43 F.R. 19807, 92 Stat. 3781, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, ef- fective Jan. 1, 1979, as provided by section 1–101 of Ex. Ord. No. 12106, Dec. 28, 1978, 44 F.R. 1053. § 218. Relation to other laws (a) No provision of this chapter or of any order thereunder shall excuse noncompliance with any Federal or State law or municipal ordinance es- tablishing a minimum wage higher than the minimum wage established under this chapter or a maximum work week lower than the max- imum workweek established under this chapter, and no provision of this chapter relating to the employment of child labor shall justify non- compliance with any Federal or State law or municipal ordinance establishing a higher standard than the standard established under this chapter. No provision of this chapter shall justify any employer in reducing a wage paid by him which is in excess of the ap

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