Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013 Gains Support

NRN reports on the U.S. Senate bill seeking to change the definition of a full-time worker as it applies to the federal health-care reform law.

The Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013 would redefine a full-time employee as one who works 40 hours a week or 174 hours a month based on a 52-week year.

Currently the Affordable Care Act states that businesses with more than 50 full-time workers must provide health insurance for full-time employees who work either 30 hours per week or 130 hours per month.

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