Senate eyes 25-employee threshold for health mandate - Orlando Business Journal:

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A “play or pay” employer mandate has been looming for but Democrats on theSenate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee finally definedd how small a business would need to be in orderr to be exempted from the Most business groups oppose requiring employers to provide healthj care or pay a fee to the government, even if ther is an exemption for small They contend it would kill jobs and hurt businessesd that are struggling to survive in a toughn economy. Plus, they said the mandate would do nothingt to addresshealth care’s underlying It costs too much. Take Tanya owner of , who eliminated health care coverage for her 35 employeessthis year.
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