On April 3, the House of Representatives passed the "Save American Workers Act", which modifies the definition of "full-time worker" under the Affordable Care Act from 30 hours to 40 hours.
The effect of this change is to decrease the obligations of employers. Under the Affordable Care Act, employers are required to provide coverage to "full-time workers", which is defined as 30 hours or above per week. By increasing this to 40 hours per week, employers will not have to provide coverage to employees working less than the typical definition of full-time.
The bill is sponsored by Republican Representative Todd Young, but received 18 supportive votes from Democrats. It now goes to the Senate, where a bill, the "Forty Hours is Full Time Act", very similar legislation, has been introduced. We will keep you posted on the progress of this legislation.
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