Viewing Multiple Measurement Periods in ACA Compliance
The Employee Table on the ACA Compliance Overview page may sometimes display two different measurement periods. This occurs if the employer has two stability periods that cover the calendar year. Employers who have non-calendar years in place (i.e. a plan year that does not begin in January) are more likely to see this occur.
Example of multiple measurement periods
An employer has one stability period that begins in September 2018 and goes through August 2019. Because that stability period covers eight months in 2019, the employer needs information about the associated measurement period that precedes it, going from 2017 to 2018.The second stability period for 2019 would then begin in September 2019 and end in August 2020. Because that stability period covers four months in 2019, the employer needs information about the associated measurement period that precedes it, from 2018 to 2019.