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The reality, though, is a bit more complicated. Obamacare hasnât led to a shift from full-time employment to part-time. But the evidence suggests it has led some employers to limit the hours of workers who were already part-time, effectively giving a pay cut to some of the most vulnerable Americans.
Beginning on January 1, 2014 companies will need to decide whether to Play or Pay under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). New Code Â§4980H will require employers to offer 95 percent of their full-time employees minimum essential coverage or pay a penalty. For Â§4980H purposes a full-time employee is an employee who averages at least 30 hours of service per week. An employer has the option to treat 130 hours of service as the monthly equivalent of 30 hours of service per week so long as the rule is applied reasonably and consistently across the employerâs workforce.