Dunkin' Brands Takes Stand Against Obamacare
Dunkin' Donuts is lobbying the White House to change its definition of full-time work from 30 hours a week to 40 or more per week, according to reports.
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Dunkin' Brands has joined the fight against Obamacare.
The coffee and baked goods company is working to overturn a major provision of Obamacare, according to a Newsmax.com report this week.
Specifically, Dunkin' is lobbying the White House to change its definition of full-time work from at least 30 hours a week to 40 or more per week, CEO Nigel Travis told the Financial Times, according to The Huffington Post.
The change would leave Dunkin', as well as other companies, with fewer workers to insure under the health care reform law, which requires large employers to provide health coverage to all full-time workers and their dependents. Those companies who fail to provide coverage could face a penalty of $2,000 per worker. The mandate applies to every company with 50 or more full-time employees.
What do you think? Do you support the move by Dunkin'? Let us know in the comments section below.
Matt
8:53 am on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Here's a double standard for you. I wrote government ensured mortgages for many years and the governments definition of "full time" is 35 hours. Many people were denied mortgages because they averaged less than that per week. Now, because it suits them, (insure or be fined) they lower it. Although I do't do it anymore, I guarantee you they will not change the threshold for those appyling for a mortgage.
Denis
9:31 am on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
35 hours a week sounds like a good standard to set and maintain for all Federal mandates of what is full time employment. Also to note, is that most Dunkin Donuts stores are franchises, not company owned stores. A person that has multiple store franchises only has to and usually do, establish seperate corporations for each franchise store. So, to keep the total employees under 50 for a store unit would be easy to achieve anyway.