Wednesday, July 10, 2013

New bills aim to change 2 unpopular Obamacare rules


101471575by Jared Bilski
There’s some new Obamacare legislation being considered right now that all HR and benefits pros will want to keep an eye on.
First, there’s the Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013, which was introduced by Sens. Collin (R-ME) and Joe Donnelly (D-IN) to increase the threshold for hours worked to 40 for an individual to be considered a full-time employee.
Starting on Jan. 1, 2014, Obamacare defines full-time employees for the  purposes of determining an employer’s “shared-responsibility” requirements as individuals who work at least 30 hours per week (currently it’s set at 40), which is calculated on a monthly basis.
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