Under Obamacare, Disney World Will Promote Its Part-Time Workers To Full-Time Status

[DemocratSinceBirth]

The happiest place on earth just got a little happier.
Walt Disney Co. announced on Wednesday that it is offering full-time employment to the 427 part-time employees at its Disney World theme park in Orlando, Florida who work at least 30 hours per week — the threshold at which the Affordable Care Act requires large employers with 50 or more workers to offer basic health benefits to employees or risk paying a $2,000 per employee fine after the first 30 workers.
Disney already offers a level of health coverage that is acceptable under Obamacare to its full-time employees. But part-time workers, including those who work at the 30-hour cutoff set by the health law, receive more limited benefits. Instead of rolling back these workers’ hours to avoid expanding their health coverage, Disney is choosing to promote them to full-time status.

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/10/02/2716951/disney-world-obamacare-promote-full-time/

[gopiscrap]

1. Wow!!!

[Stargazer09]

2. That's great news

I'm tired of hearing about employers cutting hours to avoid full-time employees.

Maybe now it will make more sense to actually give them 40 hours per week, which will be beneficial to everyone.

[leftstreet]

3. The employer mandate has been delayed til 2015 n/t

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. They are being proactive/nt

[onehandle]

4. Obamacare is pro-business, if you know what the fuck you are doing. nt

[WillyT]

5. K & R !!!

[Gothmog]

7. As an annual passholder, this makes me happy

[rock]

8. It's really nice to see an employer act like they're not an asshole

Doesn't Disney have any MBAs?

[bigwillq]

9. Good for them!

K and R