Save American Workers Act of 2013

This article is about a law to counter unintended consequences of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act where companies might reduce worker hours or reclassify them as part-time to reduce health care costs. For the temporary restrictions on H-1B visas for financial institutions that received Troubled Asset Relief Program funding, see Employ American Workers Act.
Save American Workers Act of 2013
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 30-hour threshold for classification as a full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and replace it with 40 hours.
Announced inthe 113th United States Congress
Sponsored byRep. Todd C. Young (R, IN-9)
Number of co-sponsors111
Codification
Acts affectedInternal Revenue Code of 1986, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Legislative history

The Save American Workers Act of 2013 (H.R. 2575) is a bill that would change how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act defines full-time worker, by raising the threshold for offering employer-provided insurance from a minimum of 30 to 40 work hours a week. This is in order to remove the incentive some companies may have to reduce their employees' hours in order to avoid the employer healthcare mandate.[1][2][3]

The bill was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.

  1. ^ "House approves ObamaCare bill despite veto threat". Fox News. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ Kasperowicz, Pete (2 April 2014). "House advances bill to end ObamaCare's 30-hour workweek". The Hill. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2575sum was invoked but never defined (see the help page).