County will pay penalties for workers under Affordable Care Act
By Ken Carlson, The Modesto Bee | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
Starting in 2015, the federal law will require the county and other employers to pay penalties if they don't provide health coverage to employees who work 30 or more hours a week over a six-month period. County health benefits are not provided to all 30-hour-per-week employees. The county will be penalized
Tuesday, staff told the
Department managers will budget
In other action
The
? Approved the Focus on Prevention 2015 initiative to address the root causes of homelessness, dysfunctional families, troubled youth and repeat criminal offenders. The county will hold meetings on each topic and organize different sectors of the community to work on solutions.
? Approved employee health insurance rates for 2015.
? Heard a presentation on the Transportation Development Act and unmet transit needs.
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