A health care reform bill, drafted by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) is being debated by Committee members this week. The Committee bill includes an employer mandate that requires employers that don’t provide health insurance to their employees to pay an annual fee to the government of $750 for each full-time employee and $375 for each part-time employee. But the fee provision does not take into account employees, such as temporary, part-time, and seasonal employees, who work sporadically and whose hours fluctuate. An amendment, supported by the American Staffing Association, would allow staffing firms and other employers of such workers to pro-rate the annual fee based on the actual hours worked by the employees.
Should New Jersey Reform Healthcare?
A health care reform bill, drafted by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) is being debated by Committee members this week. The Committee bill includes an employer mandate that requires employers that don’t provide health insurance to their employees to pay an annual fee to the government of $750 for each full-time employee and $375 for each part-time employee. But the fee provision does not take into account employees, such as temporary, part-time, and seasonal employees, who work sporadically and whose hours fluctuate. An amendment, supported by the American Staffing Association, would allow staffing firms and other employers of such workers to pro-rate the annual fee based on the actual hours worked by the employees.