A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the treatment of seasonal positions for purposes of the employer shared responsibility requirement.
Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2018 or the STARS Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude seasonal employees from the definition of "full-time employee" for purposes of the employer mandate to provide employees with minimum essential health care coverage. The bill defines a "seasonal employee" as an employee who is employed in a position for which the customary annual employment is not more than six months and which requires performing labor or services that are ordinarily performed at certain seasons or periods of the year.
Comprehensive health careEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborSales and excise taxesTax administration and collection, taxpayers
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the treatment of seasonal positions for purposes of the employer shared responsibility requirement.
USA115th CongressS-2670| Senate
| Updated: 4/16/2018
Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2018 or the STARS Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude seasonal employees from the definition of "full-time employee" for purposes of the employer mandate to provide employees with minimum essential health care coverage. The bill defines a "seasonal employee" as an employee who is employed in a position for which the customary annual employment is not more than six months and which requires performing labor or services that are ordinarily performed at certain seasons or periods of the year.
Comprehensive health careEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMigrant, seasonal, agricultural laborSales and excise taxesTax administration and collection, taxpayers