Coremark Insurance recently put out a brief blog post about the Affordable Care Act and Staffing Companies that reminds how co-employment liability can be spread amongst BOTH client companies and the staffing company employing the worker. The following quote [ALONG WITH MY COMMENTS IN CAPS] from the blog post helps to sum up the potential liabilities.
Because employers [AKA CLIENT COMPANIES] do not offer health coverage to workers supplied by staffing agencies, if the IRS decides to classify them as common law employees it could trigger liability ACA penalties [FOR THE CLIENT].
See the full article Staffing Agency and Temp Workers and Your ACA Obligations here.
Below is an Infographic providing more information on the basics of the ACA:
![Affordable-Care-Act-infographic[1]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b3ec4b_b3256777d1fe4c0eade98751765361ba~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_292,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/b3ec4b_b3256777d1fe4c0eade98751765361ba~mv2.jpg)