One of the widespread effects of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) is its impact on low-wage, service-sector employees. The longtime warning was that it would prompt companies to slash its workers’ hours to under 29 because then they’d be exempt from offering health insurance. The chart below (via fivethirtyeight.com) shows the share of all part-time workers, and it obviously highlights that those working between 25 and 29 hours is gradually rising, while those working 31 to 34 hours is on the decline.
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