https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/23/obamacare-and-the-29ers/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 08:34:45 -0400<![CDATA[Welcome to the strange new world of small-business hiring under ObamaCare. The law requires firms with 50 or more &#8220;full-time equivalent workers&#8221; to offer health plans to employees who work more than 30 hours a week. (The law says &#8220;equivalent&#8221; because two 15 hour a week workers equal one full-time worker.) Employers that pass the 50-employee threshold and don&#8217;t offer insurance face a $2,000 penalty for each uncovered worker beyond 30 employees. So by hiring the 50th worker, the firm pays a penalty on the previous 20 as well. &#8230;]]>Sat, 23 Feb 2013 10:05:17 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/23/obamacare-and-the-29ers-n100365