Should we define "full-time employee" for purposes of the ACA employer mandate as 40 hours a week?
Bill Summary
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to change the definition of "full-time employee" for purposes of the employer mandate to provide minimum essential health care coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from an employee who is employed on average at least 30 hours of service a week to an employee who is employed on average at least 40 hours of service a week. Sponsor: Rep. Jackie Walorski (Republican-Indiana-2nd District)
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Opponents say
• "The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected delaying the employer mandate penalty would decrease federal revenue by $25.9 billion through 2028. The House GOP legislation would also repeal the 30-hour threshold for the ACA's definition of a "full-time employee" for employer mandate purposes and change it to 40 hours. The CBO projected changing the definition of full-time employment would decrease federal revenue by $9.8 billion through 2028. Additionally, the House GOP legislation calls for delaying the "Cadillac" tax on high-cost employer-sponsored plans to 2022. The CBO projected delaying the excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health plans would decrease federal revenue by $15.5 billion through 2028." - The Becker's Hospital Review
Proponents say
• “The ACA’s radical definition of full-time employment of 30 hours of work per week is significantly below the traditional definition of 40 hours. The substantial changes in calculating full-time employment as it relates to the employer mandate has forced locally-owned franchise businesses to reduce hours, which has had a particularly negative impact on hourly, part-time, and seasonal workers... Locally owned franchises are America’s hidden small businesses, with 733,000 establishments across the country. The entrepreneurs who make up the franchising system directly contribute $674.3 billion in economic output, accounting for roughly 2.5 percent of the private sector U.S. GDP." - International Franchise Association
