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| AP Source: Health bill to affect part-time workers |
| 2010-03-09 |
| A Democratic aide says a new provision in the health care bill will require businesses to count part-time workers when calculating penalties for failing to provide coverage. The bill originally passed by the Senate only penalized businesses for full-time workers who weren't covered. The Senate bill is being used as the basis for a final package President Barack Obama wants Congress to pass in the next few weeks. The inclusion of part-time workers is part of a package of final changes that is nearing completion, according to the aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity because it's not been made public. Democrats feared that businesses would avoid penalties by hiring more part-time workers. But business groups oppose the change as overly burdensome. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #2 This will help keep the level of unemployment way up there. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-03-09 22:37 |
| #1 i'm surprised the Waltons aren't raising hell about this |
| Posted by: chris 2010-03-09 17:40 |