Regal Cinemas cuts workweek for thousands, blames ‘Obamacare’
| The largest movie theater chain in the country has cut the workweek of thousands of its employees, blaming President Obama’s health care law in a company memo that announced its decision.
Regal Entertainment Group scaled back shifts for non-salaried workers to part time, putting them under the threshold at which employers “To comply with the Affordable “To manage this budget, all other employees will be scheduled in accord with business needs and in a manner that will not negatively impact our health care budget,” the announcement continued. A number of colleges “Mandating businesses to offer health care under threat of debilitating fines does not fix a problem, it creates one,” a Regal manager, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Fox News. “It fosters a new business “In a time where 40 hours is just getting us by, putting these kind of financial pressures on employers is a big step in a direction far beyond the reach of feasibility for not only the businesses, but for the employees who rely on their success,” he said. |
Imagine that, they still don’t have healthcare and now less income to boot.
Thanks obama!