jimpeel
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Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and LongHorn Steakhouse are starting to react to the "Affordable Care Act" just as it was predicted. They have begun decreasing their full time staff in favor of part time personnel.
Can't say we didn't tell ya so.
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Can't say we didn't tell ya so.
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Darden Restaurants Cut Workers' Hours to Avoid Paying Health Care Coverage
By Michael Allen, Tue, October 09, 2012
Darden Restaurants has stopped offering full-time schedules to many hourly workers in a few of its Olive Garden, Red Lobster and LongHorn Steakhouse eateries.
Darden is reportedly taking the action to avoid the Affordable Care Act, which is scheduled to go into effect in 2014, reports Fox 35 (see video).
Under that law, also known as Obamacare, companies must provide affordable health insurance to employees working an average of at least 30 hours per week.
In an emailed statement to the Orlando Sentinel, Darden stated that cutting hours is "just one of the many things we are evaluating to help us address the cost implications health care reform will have on our business. There are still many unanswered questions regarding the health care regulations and we simply do not have enough information to make any decisions at this time."
Under the system that Darden is testing, certain employees are to be scheduled for no more than 28 hours each week.