[yldstrk]

or they could hire them as contractors

[Pearls Before Swine]

If they don’t cut the hours they are open, they will have to hire more short-week workers, who will help the unemployment statistics. Brilliant!

[arichtaxpayer]

They were the first ones to follow Michelle’s move to change the kids menu, if I remember correctly. Smaller portions, no french fries. Big 0bama supporters.

[Hoodat]

So not only will these workers see their paychecks reduced, but they will now on top of it face hefty fines and penalties for not having insurance. I still cannot believe that people actually voted for this crap.

[Buckeye McFrog]

On the other hand it gives the Obama crowd a whole new set of reasons to vilify Grrrrreeeeeedy Eeeeeeeeeevil Corporations.

So it works for them either way.

[CaribCarter]

Actually, the untold story of the Obama Recession is how many stores have been forced to reduce the number of hours they stay open — not for insurance reasons, but in order to reduce payrolls and stay in business.

[Sooth2222]

So we're becoming more and more like France every day!

Example of the "Law of Unintended Consequences"? (Fewer people with health insurance -- if that was really "unintended"!)

[Venturer]

Everywhere there is an Olive Garden there is a Red Lobster or a Red Robin or a Cracker Barrel. The employees will just stop at 30 hrs. and go over to the next restaurant on th strip and put in another 30 hrs. there.

That way they can afford to lose their benefits.

Of course it means working 60 hrs. a week, but Obama could care less.

[TruthWillWin]

I saw the thread title and though that O had started working more hours recently? Doubt that he has spent 30 hours a week doing work a President should be doing ever since he started campaigning/fundraising in April or May.

[trailhkr1]

Darden Restaurants (Olive Garden, Red Lobster) is cutting all of its workers to 30 hours to avoid having them fall under Obamacare requirements.

TBH, they are not cutting all 185K workers(just some select test stores) and at this time only 25% of the 185K are full time to begin with.

Wal Mart, Lowes and other big box stores has done this for years...

We were on a race to the bottom long before obamacare..

[Madame Dufarge]

It looks as if they'll have to reduce the hours to 29 hours a week.

OBAMACARE REDEFINES 'FULL TIME' EMPLOYMENT AS 30 HOURS A WEEK

[CatherineofAragon]

Yesterday at Target, the woman who checked me out was talking about employees’ hours being cut back. I asked her if she thought it was due to the economy, and she said yes. I responded, “Well, maybe in a few weeks we can start to do something about that”, and she smiled and nodded and said, “YES! I totally agree with you.”

The woman in line behind me was listening intently to our conversation, I noticed.