Companies dropping health insurance benefits

[alan1]

Affordable Care Act (ACA) also known as "Obamacare".
List companies here that are changing their health insurance policies or hiring practices because of (or seemingly because of) the ACA. Preferably Fortune 500 companies.

Walgreen. Walgreen to Shift Health Plan for 160,000 Workers - WSJ.com
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The plan will affect roughly 160,000 employees, and will require them to shop for coverage on a private health-insurance marketplace.

Home Depot. Home Depot drops part-timers' health benefits, sends workers to exchanges | Journal and Courier | jconline.com
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Home Depot is eliminating the limited medical insurance it offers its many part-time employees, forcing those workers to seek coverage from new public insurance marketplaces that open Oct. 1 or face a penalty.

The Atlanta-based retailing giant said its move is in reaction to the new law on health care coverage, the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

Walmart. Obamacare Is Turning Walmart Workers Into Temps - Forbes
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A new hiring policy uncovered by Reuters shows that nearly half of its stores are only hiring part-time employees, thus avoiding the mandate to provide health care or pay a fine.

 

[Sherry]

Sea World

Most recently, theme-park operator SeaWorld Entertainment (SEAS) revealed that it reduced its cap on weekly hours for part-timers to 28 from 32.

Land's End

Apparel maker Lands’ End has also turned to cutting hours to no more than 29 a week. WKOW in Madison, Wis., reported on a staff memo that notified employees of the change.

In the memo, Lands’ End told its workers, “For some of you, working less hours may be what you wanted. For others, these new governmental guidelines may be very difficult. These guidelines applies (sic) to all companies in the US (unless they have less than 50 employees or are non-profit).”

Regal Entertainment

Regal Entertainment (RGC) sent out a similar internal memo, according to a report from FOX News. The nation’s largest movie theater chain, which operates more than 500 theaters in 38 states, blamed ObamaCare requirements for capping hours below the 30-hour threshold.

“To comply with the Affordable Care Act, Regal had to increase our health care budget to cover those newly deemed eligible based on the law's definition of a full-time employee,” the company said in its memo. “To manage this budget, all other employees will be scheduled in accord with business needs and in a manner that will not negatively impact our health care budget.”

New England Motor Freight

New England Motor Freight, a New Jersey-based trucking company, implemented in June an hourly cap for about 400 part-time employees, saying the company can’t afford to offer them health insurance benefits.

With Eye on ObamaCare, Companies Move to Cut Workers? Hours | Fox Business

 

[Mr Natural]

This is all corporatespeak for:


" We don't want to pay for your health insurance anymore so if you don't like working here go fuck yourself. There's no shortage of you people out there more than willing to work these shit jobs we offer."

 

[Sallow]

This is all corporatespeak for:


" We don't want to pay for your health insurance anymore so if you don't like working here go fuck yourself. There's no shortage of you people out there more than willing to work these shit jobs we offer."

Hopefully this starts a new Union movement in this country.

 

[PredFan]

More casualties of obamacare.

 

[PredFan]

This is all corporatespeak for:


" We don't want to pay for your health insurance anymore so if you don't like working here go fuck yourself. There's no shortage of you people out there more than willing to work these shit jobs we offer."

Hopefully this starts a new Union movement in this country.

Yay! Then we will ALL be union and ALL exempt from obamacare! I like it!

 

[Samson]

This is all corporatespeak for:


" We don't want to pay for your health insurance anymore so if you don't like working here go fuck yourself. There's no shortage of you people out there more than willing to work these shit jobs we offer."

"Corporatespeak" is another term for "Reality?"

Better get over it.

 

[alan1]

This is all corporatespeak for:


" We don't want to pay for your health insurance anymore so if you don't like working here go fuck yourself. There's no shortage of you people out there more than willing to work these shit jobs we offer."

You failed to list a company here that is changing their health insurance policies or hiring practices because of (or seemingly because of) the ACA.

 

[Samson]

This is all corporatespeak for:


" We don't want to pay for your health insurance anymore so if you don't like working here go fuck yourself. There's no shortage of you people out there more than willing to work these shit jobs we offer."

Hopefully this starts a new Union movement in this country.

Yes, then our economy might FINALLY rise up to rival ...........


...um....who would that be?

 

[Sherry]

This is all corporatespeak for:


" We don't want to pay for your health insurance anymore so if you don't like working here go fuck yourself. There's no shortage of you people out there more than willing to work these shit jobs we offer."

You failed to list a company here that is changing their health insurance policies or hiring practices because of (or seemingly because of) the ACA.

The interesting thing is that so many warned in advance that this would be the result...after all, we do live in an evil nation driven by corporate capitalists. Yet this administration, and their supporters, laughed it off and claimed that it wouldn't happen. Don't be pissed that people kept their word, even if you don't agree with the decision.

 

[boedicca]

This is all corporatespeak for:


" We don't want to pay for your health insurance anymore so if you don't like working here go fuck yourself. There's no shortage of you people out there more than willing to work these shit jobs we offer."

Hopefully this starts a new Union movement in this country.

Yes, then our economy might FINALLY rise up to rival ...........


...um....who would that be?

If the union is SEIU, then that would be Mordor.

 

[boedicca]

This is all corporatespeak for:


" We don't want to pay for your health insurance anymore so if you don't like working here go fuck yourself. There's no shortage of you people out there more than willing to work these shit jobs we offer."

You failed to list a company here that is changing their health insurance policies or hiring practices because of (or seemingly because of) the ACA.

The interesting thing is that so many warned in advance that this would be the result...after all, we do live in an evil nation driven by corporate capitalists. Yet this administration, and their supporters, laughed it off and claimed that it wouldn't happen. Don't be pissed that people kept their word, even if you don't agree with the decision.

Yes, very interesting that those who opposed ObamaCare and warned that companies would cease coverage are now being blamed for being right.

 

[Politico]

Having nothing to do with an opinion either way this is hilarious. The employers aren't doing anything wrong or illegal.