Employers will not be fined by federal regulators if they fail to distribute to employees health care reform law model notices about the availability of public health insurance exchanges.

Using a question-and-answer format, the U.S. Department of Labor said Wednesday that while employers should provide such notices to employees by Oct. 1, "there is no fine or penalty under the law for failing to provide the notice."

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