- Thread starter
- #11
Will We See the 39 Hr Work Week?
- Thread starter Yagents
- Start date
Wouldn't it be better for the employee too? If they qualify for a subsidy, their income changes minimally, but get health insurance at what could be a greatly reduced cost especially if they fall into the family glitch right now. Many families would be money ahead at the end of the day.
- Thread starter
- #13
That's what I'm saying, more people will be added to the Obamacare ranks, not the goal of the pubs. It will backfire on them.
Of course, their motive is to put more money and hours in people's pockets, and stop the reduction of hours that is occurring.
What % will be subsidy eligible?
Granted, these are hourly folks we are talking about. At $15/hr that's less than $30k if only working 1 job. That should be in subsidy range ......... unless both parents are working or someone is FT and moonlighting.
This change will affect the restaurant industry (remember Obamacare increases your Papa John's pizza by $1) significantly.
I'm sure one of the "think tanks" will get a number, but I think this is huge across the board.
Big Business (including the Chamber folks) will be happy, because they will be able to get around the mandate and kick all those people off their group policies, saving them money.
Hourly folks (and lets face it, that's who this will affect) will be happy because they will be subsidy eligible, eliminating the family glitch they are dealing with now
Agents will be happy because it will increase our IFP pool
The Dems are happy because it will increase the subsidy folks number heading into the election. "Vote Blue-Keep you insurance. Vote Red-No insurance for you!"
IMO, companies will just stop paying for lunch breaks (totally legal and quite common already).
Work 9-5, mandatory 1 hour lunch break, is a 35 hour week.
Leaves wiggle room if they have to stay late or work through lunch occasionally, requires no change to business hours. No need to send people home early, coordinate coverage, etc.
Heck, you can even pay them the same per week (~14% hourly increase), they just won't be "Full Time" by the hourly definition.
Employers get the same amount of work done by the same employees in the same time, only they can pay the same or less for payroll, lose insurance expense, and avoid penalties. Why wouldn't you do it?
Work 9-5, mandatory 1 hour lunch break, is a 35 hour week.
Leaves wiggle room if they have to stay late or work through lunch occasionally, requires no change to business hours. No need to send people home early, coordinate coverage, etc.
Heck, you can even pay them the same per week (~14% hourly increase), they just won't be "Full Time" by the hourly definition.
Employers get the same amount of work done by the same employees in the same time, only they can pay the same or less for payroll, lose insurance expense, and avoid penalties. Why wouldn't you do it?
- 15,041
How many hourly employees get a paid lunch?
- Thread starter
- #18
- 8,448
Thursday, January 8, 2015
The 40 Hour=Full-Time bill passed the first hurdle today, but President Obama is vowing to veto it, of course.
"The House voted 252-172 for the ObamaCare bill, which tweaks the law's definition of full-time workers who must be offered employer-provided health care. Twelve Democrats sided with Republicans in approving the first Affordable Care Act-related legislation of the new Congress.
The bill changes the full-time worker threshold from 30 hours weekly to a 40-hour minimum. Critics claim defining full-time employees as those working at least 30 hours is pressuring firms to save money by cutting workers' hours below that and, in turn, the number of full-time jobs.
The White House, though, already has vowed to veto the bill, drawing jeers from GOP leaders."
Source: House approves ObamaCare bill despite veto threat | Fox News
ac
The 40 Hour=Full-Time bill passed the first hurdle today, but President Obama is vowing to veto it, of course.
"The House voted 252-172 for the ObamaCare bill, which tweaks the law's definition of full-time workers who must be offered employer-provided health care. Twelve Democrats sided with Republicans in approving the first Affordable Care Act-related legislation of the new Congress.
The bill changes the full-time worker threshold from 30 hours weekly to a 40-hour minimum. Critics claim defining full-time employees as those working at least 30 hours is pressuring firms to save money by cutting workers' hours below that and, in turn, the number of full-time jobs.
The White House, though, already has vowed to veto the bill, drawing jeers from GOP leaders."
Source: House approves ObamaCare bill despite veto threat | Fox News
ac
- 1,953
39 hours? Remember there will be a cushion so the hours would be more like 35 hours. 39 is just too close to 40.
