Major pitfall when calculating full-time employees under Obamacare

By Jared Bilski

It’s been nearly five years since President Obama put his pen to the Affordable Care Act, and its employer mandate has finally kicked in. But its implementation has brought a new pitfall to light. 
As you know, the mandate says that starting in 2015 the largest employers (those with at least 100 full-time equivalent employees) must offer coverage to their full-time equivalent employees to avoid the law’s penalties.

But what at least some employers will likely fail to realize is this: There’s another group of workers who, under certain circumstances, will have to be offered coverage as well — former full-time equivalent employees.

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