WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb) cosponsored legislation, the Hire More Heroes Act, to exempt veterans receiving health care through TRICARE or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from being counted toward a company’s 50-full-time worker equivalent requirement under Obamacare. Once that threshold is met, the costly employer mandate in the health care law applies.
“This is a win-win for both job creators and veterans,” Johanns said. “It provides employers with some relief from a costly requirement they’ve told me personally has prevented them from growing. At the same time, it encourages the employment of highly-trained, highly-skilled veterans. Our stagnant economy and job-seeking military heroes will both benefit from this commonsense legislation.”
The legislation previously passed the House of Representatives, 406-1.
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