Posted on 05/12/2013 8:45:00 AM PDT by TurboZamboni
Many part-timers are facing a double whammy from President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act.
The law requires large employers offering health insurance to include part-time employees working 30 hours a week or more. But rather than provide health care to more workers, a growing number of employers are cutting back employee hours instead.
The result: Not only will these workers earn less money, but they'll also miss out on health insurance at work.
Consider the city of Long Beach, Calif. It is limiting most of its 1,600 part-time employees to fewer than 27 hours a week, on average. City officials say that without cutting payroll hours, new health benefits would cost up to $2 million more next year, and that extra expense would trigger layoffs and cutbacks in city services.
Part-timer Tara Sievers, 43, understands why, but she still thinks it's wrong.
(Excerpt) Read more at twincities.com ...
So, I wonder if the City of Long Beach really needs a part time outreach coordinator for their El Dorado Nature Center? Perhaps it’s time for the city to say farewell to Zara so that she can pursue other opportunities, say being a ballot stuffer for the local Democrat Party.
The constitutionally protected media has been entirely derelict in their duty to INFORM the public.
I agree. I think the media has been derelict in their duties since the early '60s.
I like your quote better than the Pericles admonition that I wrote about. Yours is much more to the point.
Thanks for your reply and sorry for the delay.
I just started a new job, and in addition to being 100% commission, I will be, at least initially on a 1099.
My interest in this issue also ties into my new job as a sales/Business consultant.
There are a lot of potential holes in the IRS’s attempt to define the status all wage earners.
As an example: “Training vs someone that possesses the skill set required”. “Require exclusivity? “
I will be learning more about this issue as time goes by.
Maybe I can hit you back for further discussion.
Absolutely.
It's a tangle of confusion.
Have a great weekend.
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