Sodexo Workers Demand Closing of Obamacare Loophole
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Against the backdrop of the US Capitol building, Sodexo workers from
Sodexo began to exploit this loophole in January, when the company re-classified 10,000 of its full-time employees as part-time by changing the way it calculates full-time status. Blaming Obamacare, Sodexo now says school year workers have to average more than 30 hours a week on a 52-week calendar in order to qualify for benefits like healthcare and sick days—even though many don't work year-round. As a result, 4,000 of these workers have been cut off from access to their existing health plans, in addition to losing paid sick leave and vacation pay. Though Obamacare does not mandate such cuts, nothing in the law prevents employers like Sodexo from changing the way it calculates full-time status, cutting off health benefits, and avoiding penalties under the law.
"Teachers aren't part time, and neither are we. This is a major blow to those of us who have made our careers in food service," said
Under regulations issued by the
Workers say a fix may be already on the way on one campus. "On Monday,
A growing grassroots movement is calling on Sodexo to change its ways in a petition that has already garnered over 1,500 signatures.
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