2024-2025 Large Employer Employee Benefits Compliance Checklist

Federal law imposes numerous requirements on the group health coverage that employers provide to their employees. Many federal compliance laws apply to all group health plans, regardless of the size of the sponsoring employer. However, there are some additional requirements for large employers.

Unlike smaller employers, large employers must comply with the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer shared responsibility rules, the ACA’s Form W-2 reporting rules and the Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA) requirements.

Federal laws regarding group health plans do not have a consistent definition of “large employer.” However, for purposes of this article, a large employer is generally one with 50 or more employees (unless indicated otherwise).

View this SSG Compliance Advisor which provides a checklist for employee benefit laws applicable to large employers.

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