Bill Seeks to Revise Definition of "Full-Time Employee" Under Affordable Care Act

Bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate on Wednesday would increase the number of hours an employee would need to work to be considered “full-time” under the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer responsibility provisions. Under the healthcare law’s employer responsibility requirements – commonly known as the “pay-or-play” provisions – an employer with 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employees will be required to provide health insurance that meets certain ACA standards to at least 95% of their full-time employees starting in 2014, or pay a penalty. Continue reading this entry at Littler’s DC Employment Law Update.