WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives is planning to vote next week on H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers (SAW) Act, that seeks to redefine a full-time worker under Obamacare as an employee who works 40 hours a week and not 30 hours a week, which is currently the standard.

NACS supports H.R. 2575 because it amends the health-care law to establish 40 hours per week as the threshold for determining full-time employment. Also, aligning the health-care law’s definition of full-time employee status with current levels would help avoid any unnecessary disruptions to employees' wages and hours, and would provide significant relief to employers.

Furthermore, increasing Obamacare’s 30-hour per week definition for full-time status would:

• Make it easier for employers to provide more hours to all employees, thereby increasing their take-home pay.
• Help employers offer more generous health-care coverage to full-time employees without making premiums prohibitive.
• Help ensure that lower-income employees have access to more affordable health-care coverage options.

U.S. Rep. Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the SAW Act in June 2013 with 113 original co-sponsors.

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