Now employers know, they have to cut back before this IDIOTIC BILL goes into effect.
Of course California isn’t constrained by ex post facto, and will try to make the law retroactive.....
If not "retroactive", the socialists will put a new law in place. The communists are now in complete control of the once Golden State. Hope they will be happy with reduced business and personal revenues. I foresee riots like Greece. Mark my word.
For all intents and purposes, the bill is already in effect. The govt is using staffing numbers from 2013 to show whether or not a company is small / large in 2014 and thereby requiring a company to provide govt insurance.
All people are required in 2013 to have insurance, whether employer provided or not, and you will have to report that you have it on your tax forms when you prepare them in 2014.
That's why you saw so many companies lay off people, reduce their hours in early 2013. They were trying to get the reductions in prior to the "look back" time period that the govt will use.
Any employer that is small (< 50 eligible employees) is actually recommended not to grow their eligible employees more than 45. At least that's what our company was advised, and that was by our insurance broker.
What a freaking boondoggle.