“Under the ACA preventive services requirement, employer health plans and insurers must cover, without cost sharing, all immunizations recommended by ACIP and adopted by the CDC,” wrote two WTW-affiliated physicians — Jeff Levin-Scherz and Patricia Toro.

Following a successful pilot program, New York employers with 10 or more employees that do not already offer a qualified retirement plan will now be able to provide their employees the opportunity to save for retirement at work.

Beginning Jan. 1, employers can choose between two methods for calculating the credit -- a wages-paid method or a newly introduced premium-based method.

The government health program fights in Washington could hit small employers hard, because government programs provide health benefits for 19% of their workers.