Wisconsin School District Hit With $2 Million in Obamacare Fines

Free Beacon ^ | 3/04/14

[Libloather]

**SNIP**

Obamacare stipulates that employees are eligible for healthcare benefits if they work 30 hours a week. As a result, the district would not be able to pro-rate the coverage cost, leaving part-time employees who want health insurance to enroll through the exchanges.

The district reports that the cost of insuring part-time employees is uncertain right now, but by not offering insurance, the district could have to pay nearly $2 million in fines.

[Libloather]

I'm guessing that they're just liars.

[Tenacious 1]

Over the course of a year, teachers don’t work 30 hours a week anyway. Call them all part time employees and let them get Obamacare. They voted for it.

[Scrambler Bob]

Retribution vs Wis.?

[Sopater]

Well, the title from the FreeBeacon is misleading. The school district hasn't been fined, but [t]he district says the cost of insuring part-time employees is uncertain right now but by not offering insurance the district could face close to two million dollars in fines.

http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/School-District-weighs-health-care-options-for-part-time-employees-248305701.html

[afraidfortherepublic]

A Wisconsin school board is putting part time teachers on Obamacare. Whatever happened to the 5 Ws of journalism? Who? What? When? Where? Why?

FReep Mail me if you want on, or off, this Wisconsin interest ping list.

[bert]

I thought employer mandate was delayed to 2016

[ilovesarah2012]

Trying to make Scott Walker look bad?

[SgtHooper]

Excellent point!

[Secret Agent Man]

this is just a tactic to blame walker for. we don’t have a state exchange and they’ll bitch about the union cuts and make this the reason for all their troubles.

[Moonman62]

You don’t think teachers have work to do at home?