I was working more than 30 hours a week and my employer was still charging me part time fees for healthcare. Should I be reimbursed for overpaying?
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I was working more than 30 hours a week and my employer was still charging me part time fees for healthcare. Should I be reimbursed for overpaying?
I have worked with my employer for the last 7 years. Upon
getting the job I was offered healthcare in 2009. When
Obama care went into affect, I was working more than 30
hrs a week, but they still charged me part time rates.m
should I be reimbursed??
Asked on January 13, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
If you work 30 hours or more, you must be offered health insurance. But the Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare") does not dictate what employers and insurers charged their employees. Your employee share or amount of the insurance can be essentially whatever the employer wants to charge. They are not required to reduce your portion if you work more than a certain number of hours--they simply have to offer you health insurance if you work 30 hours or more (they did not need to offer you any insurance at all if worked less than 30 hours, by the way; and if they did, it could be at the same rate you pay when working 30 hours or more).
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