Fasting Before Thyroid Tests. Usually, doctors tell us that fasting is not necessary for thyroid blood tests. Interestingly, however, researchers have reported that TSH levels decline in almost all people, by as much as 26 percent on average, compared to early morning, fasting TSH test results.
Small employers can choose whether to offer health insurance to their employees. If they offer health insurance, it must be available to all employees working 30 hours or more per week and their dependents. Texas insurance law defines a small employer as a business with two to 50 employees, regardless of how many hours they work. In general, insurance companies require at least 75 percent of a small employer's full-time employees to participate in the health plan.
Beginning on January 1, 2014 companies will need to decide whether to Play or Pay under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). New Code Â§4980H will require employers to offer 95 percent of their full-time employees minimum essential coverage or pay a penalty. For Â§4980H purposes a full-time employee is an employee who averages at least 30 hours of service per week. An employer has the option to treat 130 hours of service as the monthly equivalent of 30 hours of service per week so long as the rule is applied reasonably and consistently across the employerâs workforce.