the law defines full-time employment as 30 hours per week so if you regularly work 35 hours each week for an employer with more than 50 workers your employer would either need to offer you coverage or pay a penalty to the government for failing to do so. if you are not provided insurance at work you will be able to shop for insurance through your state's marketplace and if your income qualifies you'll be eligible for tax subsidies to help lower the cost. initially this employer requirement was set to take effect on january 1 2014 but the government delayed the mandate for one year. therefore employers don't have to comply with this piece of the law until 2015. in the meantime i would recommend you check out your options through your state's health insurance marketplace so you're not left without coverage for 2014. if you are you'll likely be on the hook for a penalty for failing to comply with the "individual mandate" in the law. to find your state's marketplace take a look at the state pages here at webmd.
i work two part time jobs for the same company (35hrs/wk). will my employer be required to give me health insurance? . i work for a school. people who are considered "full time" are offered health insurance. i am considered to have 2 "part-time jobs" and am not considered a 'full time' employee (even though i work 35 hrs/wk) so they don't have to give me health insurance. . . i've heard that employers with 50 or more employees will be required to offer full time employees health insurance. what is their definition of 'full time'. will my employer be required to offer me health insurance?