[seowulf]

Larger companies that don’t offer coverage may be liable for fines of $2,000 and $3,000 per worker starting next year.

Well, that's easy enough for businesses to cover; just cut workers' pay by $2-3 thousand dollars a year.

[CA Conservative]

Well, that's easy enough for businesses to cover; just cut workers' pay by $2-3 thousand dollars a year.

Well considering that the cost to the company for health insurance can be about $10-20k per employee per year (depending upon how many dependents the employee has, how good the coverage is, etc.), paying $2-3k per employee each year in fines would actually save the businesses a lot of money each year.