Multiple Franchises Cut Employee Hours in Response to Obamacare

By JORDAN BRANDES Taco Bell has joined the ranks of Wendy’s and Darden Restaurants to cut back the hours of its employees at restaurants around the country in anticipation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). According to a statement, around 100 Wendy’s employees in the Omaha, Nebraska area have been forced to go part-time. Many franchises around the country have adopted similar methods to deal with the upcoming mandates. After a Denny’s in Florida has added a 5% Obamacare surcharge to checks the CEO publicly reprimanded the franchise owner. Under president Obama, the Affordable Healthcare Act (also known as Obamacare), The new legislation will require businesses with 50 or more workers to provide affordable health care for their employees starting in 2014 or pay a penalty of up $2,000 per worker.