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Originally Posted by Robbie
"The ObamaCare Employer Mandate / Employer Penalty, originally set to begin in 2014, was delayed until 2015 / 2016. ObamaCare’s “employer mandate” is a requirement that all businesses with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees (FTE) provide health insurance to at least 95% of their full-time employees and dependents up to age 26, or pay a fee by 2016."
If he were paying for his OWN insurance plan...he would be singing a much different tune.
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1. Providing insurance does not mean they pay the whole bill. Most employer paid insurance plans pay about 80% of the premium and the employee pays the other 20% and then their deductibles and copays. Obamacare does not change that.
2. Whether it is mandated or not it is still part of the overall pay/benefits package. So whether it officially comes out of the employer's pocket or the employee's pocket, the employee is still paying for it whether they realize it or not. I have been an employee before for many years and always negotiated the entire package, Pay/insurance/vacation/401K/Profit sharing, going in the door. Sometimes I did good, sometimes not so much but insurance was always part of the deal.
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