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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.
The Affordable Care Act (âACAâ) imposes a penalty called the Employer Shared Responsibility Payment on large employers that do not offer minimum essential coverage to substantially all full-time employees and their dependents.[i ] The ACA defines a full-time employee as an individual who is employed, on average, at least 30 hours per week.[ii] And, a full-time employee must be offered coverage under the ACA within 90 days of hire.[iii]