The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires employers with at least 50 workers to provide health benefits to employees working 30 hours or more per week, or suffer penalties upward of $2,000 per uncovered eligible worker. The first 30 employees are exempted from the count.
Big companies and those who already offer comprehensive plans likely won’t make drastic changes in the coming year, but they may consider trimming health benefits for retired employees due to more options available through online health insurance exchanges that will offer a variety of plans and include some federal subsidies for individuals in 2014.
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