No Evidence That PPACA Provisions Increased Part-Time Work Trends In 2013 & 2014
The percentage of the American workforce working part time remained at about 13.5% during 2013 and 2014 indicating that employers do not appear to be changing their workforce structure to avoid complying with employer-insurance requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (PPACA). The PPACA requires employers with 50 or more employees to offer full time employees (defined as those working an average of 30 or more hours per week) affordable and comprehensive health insurance benefits, or pay a per-employee penalty. After the PPACA was adopted, public and private analyses of the provisions led . . .
