It\u2019s no longer just restaurants and stores cutting hours and employees due to Obamacare\u2014state and local governments are making changes as well.<\/p>\n
The law defines a \u201cfull-time\u201d employee as one working more than 30 hours per week, and employers with more than 50 full-time employees must provide government-approved health insurance or pay a penalty. Even though the employer mandate has been delayed for a year, the stories keep rolling in of businesses that have already acted.<\/p>\n
Jed Graham of Investor\u2019s Business Daily has compiled a list of 363 employers who have cut back employees\u2019 hours due to incentives created by Obamacare\u2019s employer mandate.<\/p>\n
Here are a few state and local governments taking action because of Obamacare:<\/p>\n
Indiana\u2019s state government cut hours for part-time and temporary employees from a maximum of 37.5 hours per week to fewer than 30.
\n Georgia\u2019s Fulton County is cutting a number of employees to fewer than 30 hours per week.
\n Delaware\u2019s state government is cutting hourly and seasonal employees to a maximum of 29.75 hours per week.
\n Alabama\u2019s Huston County is cutting hours of part-time employees to fewer than 30 per week.<\/p>\n
Heritage\u2019s Alyene Senger warned that Obamacare \u201ccreates an incentive for businesses to avoid both the penalty and cost of coverage by hiring part-time employees instead of full-time employees, since businesses will not be penalized for failing to provide health insurance to part-time employees.\u201d<\/p>\n
Check out the list Investor\u2019s Business Daily is compiling to see hundreds more situations where workers are being negatively affected by Obamacare.<\/p>\n
Crystal Goodremote – Nov 2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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