Is Staples Cutting Employee Hours Ahead of Affordable Healthcare Act?

[Ralph Wiggum]

Fearless (13,419 posts)

Is Staples Cutting Employee Hours Ahead of Affordable Healthcare Act?


Is it a case of following old rules, or a way to skirt paying part-time employees healthcare? That’s the question for Staples this week as a memo surfaced advising managers not to schedule part-time employees for more than 25 hours a week. Under the Affordable Healthcare Act, which takes effect next year, employees working more than 30 hours a week are considered full-time and eligible for affordable healthcare through their employer.

The memo, first reported on BuzzFeed, was sent to store managers describing the company’s decision to curb hours for part-time employees starting this month. The memo includes a brief script on how to talk to associates that would normally work more than 25 hours per week at Staples.

Managers were also told they may need to hire additional part-time staff to make up for reduced hours.

The Affordable Care Act wasn’t specifically mentioned in the memo, but many Staple employees have pointed out a provision in the law that could be to blame: The law counts employees who work at least 30 hours a week as full-time, and companies with 50 or more employees that don’t provide affordable healthcare to full-time workers will be forced to pay penalties.

http://consumerist.com/2014/01/10/is-staples-cutting-employee-hours-ahead-of-affordable-healthcare-act/


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If true, that's terrible!

We warned you this would happen, so:

[Karin]

Drew2510 This message was hidden by Jury decision.

This is the only reply.  Wonder what it was?

[Ralph Wiggum]

This is the only reply.  Wonder what it was?

I caught it, but can only paraphrase.  Something like "issues like this should have been figured out before the ACA was passed".  DUmmies don't want to hear that crap.

[Jmartin]

Poor DUmmies are going reap the benefits of Obamacare. Poor bastards. Well at least you get free health insurance, but will need a second job just to pay your bills. Own it suckers.

[67 Rover]

Affordable yea right.

[JohnnyReb]

There weren't enough poor oppressed workers to start the communist revolution, so, Obama's Affordable Care Act is making them.

[Ralph Wiggum]

The original thread died a quick death.  The only response was the one hidden by jury decision.

[Bad Dog]

The original thread died a quick death.  The only response was the one hidden by jury decision.

Off the front page already.  228 views though so they are looking at it.

[JohnnyReb]

Off the front page already.  228 views though so they are looking at it.

Can't touch the truth even in cyber reality.

[jukin]

Clearly this has nothing to do with Reid, Nanzi Pelosi, Obama, or the entire democrat party. This all due to Romney once having an interest in Staples.

I'll ask again. Can anyone point out where an opponent to Obama Care has been proven wrong?

Yeah

[Aristotelian]

I'll ask again. Can anyone point out where an opponent to Obama Care has been proven wrong?

Here's my list of the times:

[Ralph Wiggum]

There was finally another response:

madrchsod (57,751 posts)
2. every time i go to staples there is a new crew of workers

so i`d say 3-6 months there is a complete turnover in employees. looks like it`s going to get worse.

That won't be popular with the DUmmies either. 

[jukin]

Here's my list of the times:

Hey that's the same list as the number of ways Obama Care has helped people.

[I_B_Perky]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! More voters that will vote against the dems in November.

See dummies... you can sell a shit sandwich with gimmicks, lies, and BS. Reality, however, is a completely different thing. There is no hiding reality. The losers are outnumbering the winners by a fairly large margin. Don't look good for your side in November. Not to mention that there will be a large number of voters that will never again trust the dems.

And ya all rode right into it all by yourself. The GOP wasn't even in the back seat while ya all was driving. Embrace the suck, dummies. Embrace the suck!!!!!!