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Most might be a bit of an exaggeration but retail & food service industry definitely changed the way they operate just to avoid providing healthcare. >A June 2
by cheeko1234 8y ago
Most might be a bit of an exaggeration but retail & food service industry definitely changed the way they operate just to avoid providing healthcare.
>A June 2016 study determined that 500,000 workers in the retail, hospitality and food service sectors were forced involuntarily into part-time employment as companies sought to circumvent the employer mandate
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/businesses-eliminated-hundreds-of-thousands-of-full-time-jobs-to-avoid-obamacare-mandate-2017-11-24 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/businesses-eliminated-hund...
- Spivak 8y agoI really have to wonder why this wasn't accounted for in the ACA. Like what business isn't going to decide if the administrative overhead of having more employees is less than the cost of providing healthcare and act accordingly? Would it have been that hard to require health insurance contributions in proportion to the employee's percentage FTE? Then it would actually be cheaper for businesses to hire full-time and someone working 40hr/wk at multiple jobs gets the same benefit as a salaried employee.
- bluGill 8y agoIf we want to do something meaningful we would make it so nobody gets insurance from their employer. I don't like my insurance, in a competitive market the insurance I want would only be slightly cheaper - but I don't actually have that option because I would be throwing $1000/month (nobody will tell me the real numbers, but it is in that range) that my employer contributes away. Those who can only work fast food will never have it easy, but as you point out making them work less hours isn't going to help them.