What a jackass, he was told this is coming with obamacare, and now he wants to blame the companies for it, of course now no companies will actually go on the record as to why they are limiting hours to 25 per week, they will just do it quietly to avoid threats from obama and the rest of the left wing gustapo.
President Barack Obama said "shame on them" after being asked about reports that,to dodge paying benefits under Obamacare, the office-supply retailer Staples was barring part-time workers from putting in more than 25 hours a week.
In an interview with BuzzFeed News published Wednesday, Obama said Staples should be more than able to afford to provide affordable healthcare for its workers.
"I haven't looked at Staples stock lately or what the compensation of the CEO is, but I suspect that they could well afford to treat their workers favorably and give them some basic financial security, and if they can't, then they should be willing to allow those workers to get the Affordable Care Act without cutting wages," he said.
Staples released a statement to BuzzFeed saying it was "unfortunate that the president is attacking a company that provides more than 85,000 jobs and is a major tax payer."
Earlier this year, Staples reportedly told part-time employees they could be fired for working more than 25 hours a week. The company implemented the policy to avoid paying benefits under the Affordable Care Act, according to BuzzFeed.
The healthcare law mandates that employees who work more than 30 hours a week receive healthcare. Staples could be fined $3,000 per employee if it does not comply with the law.
Wikimedia CommonsA Staples storefront.
Some workers said their hours had been cut dramatically since Staples implemented the new policy. Though the retailer denied the policy was a result of the Affordable Care Act, some workers blamed Obama for the change. In his interview with BuzzFeed, Obama panned the "excuse" for the reported policy shift.
"When I hear large corporations that make billions of dollars in profits trying to blame our interest in providing health insurance as an excuse for cutting back workers' wages," he told BuzzFeed, "shame on them."
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/obam...rk-no-more-than-25-hours-2015-2#ixzz3RTY5KArL
President Barack Obama said "shame on them" after being asked about reports that,to dodge paying benefits under Obamacare, the office-supply retailer Staples was barring part-time workers from putting in more than 25 hours a week.
In an interview with BuzzFeed News published Wednesday, Obama said Staples should be more than able to afford to provide affordable healthcare for its workers.
"I haven't looked at Staples stock lately or what the compensation of the CEO is, but I suspect that they could well afford to treat their workers favorably and give them some basic financial security, and if they can't, then they should be willing to allow those workers to get the Affordable Care Act without cutting wages," he said.
Staples released a statement to BuzzFeed saying it was "unfortunate that the president is attacking a company that provides more than 85,000 jobs and is a major tax payer."
Earlier this year, Staples reportedly told part-time employees they could be fired for working more than 25 hours a week. The company implemented the policy to avoid paying benefits under the Affordable Care Act, according to BuzzFeed.
The healthcare law mandates that employees who work more than 30 hours a week receive healthcare. Staples could be fined $3,000 per employee if it does not comply with the law.
Some workers said their hours had been cut dramatically since Staples implemented the new policy. Though the retailer denied the policy was a result of the Affordable Care Act, some workers blamed Obama for the change. In his interview with BuzzFeed, Obama panned the "excuse" for the reported policy shift.
"When I hear large corporations that make billions of dollars in profits trying to blame our interest in providing health insurance as an excuse for cutting back workers' wages," he told BuzzFeed, "shame on them."
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/obam...rk-no-more-than-25-hours-2015-2#ixzz3RTY5KArL
