[taildragger]

"businesses with 50 or more full-time workers will have to furnish coverage for at least 95 percent of their employees."

Giving birth to the 49 employee small business, don't laugh, I met someone who was going to do it, downsize to 49...

[packrat35]

I actually know of two small businesses that went from low 60’s to 45. And that 45 is a hard cap. They aren’t taking any chances that they will get hit by accidently going over 50 even for a day.

They did he math and felt that anything above 50 would cost them more than they would make in profit.

[annieokie]

What if a small business....say manufacturing business now hiring up to 100.....they make nuts and bolts and assemble them under one roof.......

What if: they put a partition/wall in the middle of the plant....new company name for the new one. One side makes the nuts and bolts.......then they go over to the other new company to be assembled........

Of course improvise according to the product made. Only have to let 2 people go. Would that work?