Despite Obamacare Delay, City Will Maintain Cuts

Although the major mandate of the federal Affordable Care Act has been pushed back until 2015, the Town of Ocean City said this week that it has no plans to reverse the cutback of hours for part-time city employees that were instituted earlier this year.

“There is no plan at this time to make any changes to how we manage the part-time employees,” said city Communications Manager Jessica Waters. “I think we think it’s a little too early in the legislative process to make a final decision.”

Early this year, the city indicated that it would be facing a considerable financial and personnel crunch from the federal Affordable Care Act, popularly known as “Obamacare.” The law would require, as of January 2014, that any employer with 50 or more employees provide health insurance to any worker who is considered to be full-time and non-seasonal.
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