The Employer Mandate Handbook

The employer mandate of the Affordable Care Act will be fully implemented for most larger employers by January 1, 2015. Right now, though, it's causing concern and anxiety for many business owners who say that they don't understand how the new law works or how they're going to pay for it. Business owners want to comply with the law, but they aren't sure of the best way to do so. Author and employment law attorney Mario K. Castillo has written an objective nuts-and-bolts comprehensive guide to give employers information about what they need to do now and what they will need to do going forward. By providing a Q/A primer, chapters that go in-depth on each topic, and summaries, you can learn as much or as little as you like or have time for. The information is annotated with citations for exploring even further, and by keeping politics and lofty policy discussions out of the content, readers gain a more balanced understanding of the real world tasks ahead. Mario Castillo works with actual cases on a daily basis and provides the reader with the benefit of that experience in implementing healthcare reform changes from the perspective of many business owners. The Affordable Care Act is not an easy law for business owners to implement, but reading this book will bring them closer to understanding what decisions they need to make in setting up and complying with the employer mandate. It also provides a practical view of the potential penalties, pitfalls, and alternatives at a much more inexpensive cost compared to any other legal handbook on the Affordable Care Act. While the mandate has been delayed, it has not been cancelled. This is not a policy or political book, it is a manual for employers who want to get beyond political agendas and focus on how this new law will affect their bottom line.

Business & Money

Castillo, Mario K.

Insurance

Chelsea Press

If you are looking for a book about the politics of the Affordable Care Act, this book is not for you. This book delves into the Affordable Care Act's real-world application from the eyes of employers large and small. When the Affordable Care Act went into effect, you could almost trip over the amount of ACA books out there. Now, five years after its passage, several elections, and Supreme Court decisions later, only a few books have been consistently updated to keep up with the changes. Now in it's third edition, The Employer Mandate Handbook, aims at being a comprehensive source for uninitiated and well-versed employers alike. By providing a Q/A primer, chapters that go in-depth on each topic, summaries, a glossary, online slides, and an index, you can learn as much or as little as you like or have time for. The information is also annotated with citations for exploring even further and verifying the information provided for yourself (something very few ACA books do) And by keeping politics and lofty policy discussions out of the content, readers gain a more balanced understanding of the real world tasks ahead. The author works with actual cases on a daily basis and provides the reader with the benefit of that experience in implementing healthcare reform changes from the perspective of many business owners. The Affordable Care Act is not an easy law for business owners to implement, but reading this book will bring them closer to understanding what decisions they need to make in setting up and complying with the employer mandate. It also provides a practical view of the potential penalties, pitfalls, and alternatives at a much more inexpensive cost compared to any other legal handbook on the Affordable Care Act. While the mandate has been delayed, it has not been cancelled. This is not a policy or political book, it is a manual for employers who want to get beyond political agendas and focus on how this new law will affect their bottom line.

The Employer Mandate Handbook: Third Edition

It coulda been worse. That’s the “working epitaph” of 15-year-old Moon Landing. Not that Moon’s death is imminent—far from it—but his thoughts have turned to gallows humor, as his world disintegrates along with his parents’ marriage. His older brother skateboards through life with ease, but Moon is deeply troubled. Just as he is solving for romantic unknowns with a gorgeous older girl, Moon must contend with his dad’s sudden absence, his mom-gone-wild’s sexcapades, and his best friends’ curious penchant for self-destruction. Not to mention his newfound role in agitating to end an African guerrilla’s bloody rampage. To make sense of it all, Moon embarks on a quest to unravel the riddle of God’s injustice to man. In this humorous and touching coming-of-age novel, Moon struggles to understand his parents—who they are, what brought them together, what broke them apart—and what that all means for his future.

The Book of Moon

Literature & Fiction

Crowder, George

Genre Fiction

Seven compelling American tales. “Every story was a jewel ... from the very poignant Wide River and Whiskey Creek to the hilarious Why Men Cheat in August.” “Storyteller Saha gets it just right.” – Goodreads “The Blind Horse” &gt; Johnny Wexler’s old gray gelding may be blind and useless but is aggravatingly intent on living out its time on this earth like anybody else. "The Getaway of Eddie Lee Jessup" &gt; Seventeen-year-old Nathan Osterhaus joins Sheriff Holloway's posse on the trail of a murderer, and learns about love from the daughter of a river ferry operator. "Why Men Cheat in August" &gt; A middle-aged married man terrified of teenaged girls since adolescence is drafted to investigate the morals of a young cutting horse rider. "Whiskey Creek" &gt; Gus Harlan lost everything to the bottle except his beloved horse Misty and is now sued by activists who deem him unfit to possess an animal companion. “Wide River” &gt; A young college student seeking summer work is persuaded to front for a kill buyer, and meets a girl who thinks he finds loving homes for horses whose owners can no longer afford them. "Grandpa Goes to Mexico" &gt; A quixotic old man sets out for Mexico on horseback in search of the young Hispanic girl who was smitten with him in his youth. "Lost Horses"&gt; A country crossroads store owner refuses to remove a horse trough, considered a public nuisance and safety hazard, because he believes the horse is going to make a comeback. - * * * * - READERS SAY: -- “… the narrator’s voice, admirably, advocates nothing, takes no sides and passes no judgment upon the various flawed characters. The reader is thus left with something to ponder, and will want to pass his or her own judgment. Above all, and in a thoughtful way, Saha encourages the reader to think.” – Jack Neworth, Santa Monica Daily Press Readers’ reviews from Goodreads and Amazon -- -- “Well written short stories. The book is not about horses but more about human nature. This book would be excellent in a high school classroom teaching about characters and looking for more meaning in stories.” – Goodreads -- “My favorite is ‘Wide River’, about the enormous consequences that ripple out over time from one dubious choice. Horses don’t make that kind of mistake; people do.” – Amazon -- “What struck me most about this book was its authenticity. Each story established a world that was clearly drawn through the precise details, and the natural sounding dialogue.” – Amazon -- “The characters and scenes are well drawn … I felt I was in [each] story, not an outside observer.” – Amazon -- “These stories grab your interest in the very first sentence or two and you are compelled to read on to find out what happens. Most of them are comic with a fine sense of irony.” – Amazon -- “I thoroughly enjoyed reading every story! There is a great variety of characters and situations, and the writer knew exactly how to bring them to life.” – Goodreads --“’Grandpa Goes to Mexico' was a treat!” – Goodreads -- “Mark Saha’s simple, straightforward prose reveals difficult, complicated people in a changing world.” – Goodreads -- “Seven tales told in great fashion of the American Heartland.” – Goodreads -- “Just one of those stories could become a standalone novel.” – Goodreads -- “This book felt like a treasure chest of characters that were at once unique and familiar.” – Amazon -- “Saha's Texas roots show through as he deftly paints a picture so true, my eyes were watering from the dust, cedar and woodsmoke from the nearest bbq.” – Amazon “Loved this book! 7 stories that got me thinking on how I wanted them to end. 1 story per night!” – Amazon

Lost Horses

Saha, Mark

Literary

After four years living abroad, BunnyLee returns to Los Angeles-where all her friends are seeking fame-and unwittingly gets an overdose of tabloid celebrity. An infomercial she shot before she left has become a social media meme. People mimic her online and off. Strangers stalk her for selfies. She retreats to the compound of an actor, Buck LeGrande, whose career is derailed by a viral YouTube out-take of an unsavory dust-up on Sesame Street. He too is lying-low from the paparazzi. This legendary Hollywood bachelor has a storied reputation and BunnyLee is careful to keep things platonic. Not so, Buck: he risks further tarnishing his name by crossing a picket line to buy BunnyLee a dog--that pees his bed, scratches his hand and makes off with his toupee--turning a heartfelt gesture into a cringe-worthy mess. BunnyLee realizes she has fallen hard for Buck. She takes his Mustang and heads for the foothills with her puppy on a frenzied road trip-confronting obstacles at a roadside gas station, a new-age spa, and a county fair-where she finally learns the truth behind Buck's infamy. Five Times Lucky is an odyssey. It is a road trip through a fractured America where people inadvertently bump-up against each other's values. For BunnyLee, it is a quest for what is true.

Five Times Lucky

Humor & Entertainment

Temple, P. David

Humor

The Hidden Damage: a Personal Pilgrimage with W.H. Auden into the Heart of Post-war Germany

STERN, James

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