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L P
Basically, under Obama Care, a company that fails to comply is Taxed (Taxed?). However for some companies paying fine (tax?) is cheaper than providing health care coverage. There is also an individual mandate that requires everyone to carry health insurance. So if an employer cuts the workers hours to less than 30 a week the worker is considered part-time and the employer isn't required to provided any sort of meaningful benefits. This means that employee has to either pay out of pocket, qualify for government health care or pay a tax (tax?).