Small Businesses With At Least 50 Workers Prepare For Employer Mandate

The AP reports that it’s “crunch time for thousands of small business owners who must comply with requirements of the health care law for the first time.” Companies with 50 to 99 full-time workers must offer affordable health coverage to employees starting Jan. 1. They must also “file tax forms with the government by Jan. 31 detailing the cost of their coverage and the names and Social Security numbers of employees and their dependents.”