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ObamaCare Is Forcing Many Employers To Reduce Employee Hours. “As a result, many employers, including government agencies, say they are reducing hours of workers to avoid that mandate.” (Sue Loughlin, “Affordable Care Act Insurance Mandates Leading Some Businesses To Cut Employees’ Work Hours,” The Tribune-Star, 6/25/13)

To Comply With ObamaCare, One Indiana Business Is Being Forced To Shift Full-Time Employees To Part-Time And Reduce Hours. “Similar to other businesses across the country, Wolfe’s Auto Auction in Terre Haute says it is cutting work hours of several of its employees because of the insurance mandates of the federal Affordable Care Act. Ten full-time employees will be reduced to part-time status, while part-timers will work no more than 25 to 28 hours per week, said Dan Wolfe, one of the owners of the family-owned business. The reason cited? The Affordable Care Act defines a full-time worker as anyone who works 30 hours or more each week, and businesses will be required to provide health insurance to all of their full-time employees.” (Sue Loughlin, “Affordable Care Act Insurance Mandates Leading Some Businesses To Cut Employees’ Work Hours,” The Tribune-Star, 6/25/13)

• According To The Business Owner, He May Be Unable To Give His Employees A Raise Due To The Added Cost Burden Of ObamaCare. “The new health care law affects the business in other ways as well. ‘I have to provide my full-time employees an insurance package that does not exceed 9.5 percent of their gross pay,’ he said. That will be an additional cost to the business, and those employees ‘won’t see raises like they would have’ otherwise, he said.” (Sue Loughlin, “Affordable Care Act Insurance Mandates Leading Some Businesses To Cut Employees’ Work Hours,” The Tribune-Star, 6/25/13)