Louisiana Business Cutting Employee Hours Due to ObamaCare

BUCHANAN More than 90 ░░░░░░░░ of business owners that ░░░░░░░░ into this category in ░░░░░░░░ already have insurance for ░░░░░░░░ employees But one business ░░░░░░░░ I spoke with said ░░░░░░░░ s looking closely at ░░░░░░░░ options and he s ░░░░░░░░ to keep his employees ░░░░░░░░ HEROMAN The easy thing ░░░░░░░░ me to do as ░░░░░░░░ businessman is to say ░░░░░░░░ know what we re ░░░░░░░░ to quit paying It ░░░░░░░░ 3 000 dollars a ░░░░░░░░ the first year as ░░░░░░░░ fine I pay a ░░░░░░░░ more than that in ░░░░░░░░ insurance BUCHANAN William Heroman ░░░░░░░░ says his company has ░░░░░░░░ insurance for employees for ░░░░░░░░ 60 years and they ░░░░░░░░ no plans of stopping ░░░░░░░░ least for full time ░░░░░░░░ But now he s ░░░░░░░░ more part time workers ░░░░░░░░ who are not required ░░░░░░░░ have company provided health ░░░░░░░░ HEROMAN Cutting back to ░░░░░░░░ 30 hours We ve ░░░░░░░░ that we ve had ░░░░░░░░ do that and it ░░░░░░░░ horrible I hate having ░░░░░░░░ do that you know ░░░░░░░░ it s so uncertain ░░░░░░░░ you don t know ░░░░░░░░ s coming that for ░░░░░░░░ now need to kind ░░░░░░░░ stay there until you ░░░░░░░░ sort it all out ░░░░░░░░ The director at the ░░░░░░░░ Association of Business and ░░░░░░░░ says that many businesses ░░░░░░░░ changing their insurance plans ░░░░░░░░ of the new Affordable ░░░░░░░░ Act AMAR So what ░░░░░░░░ agents are coming back ░░░░░░░░ saying is what I ░░░░░░░░ do for you now ░░░░░░░░ like maybe we re ░░░░░░░░ to double your deductible ░░░░░░░░ it used to be ░░░░░░░░ 5 000 for your ░░░░░░░░ now your families are ░░░░░░░░ to have a 10 ░░░░░░░░ dollar deductible and you ░░░░░░░░ premiums are going to ░░░░░░░░ So it s actually ░░░░░░░░ coverage for them that ░░░░░░░░ costing them more BUCHANAN ░░░░░░░░ says that many of ░░░░░░░░ employees say that they ░░░░░░░░ cannot afford any plans ░░░░░░░░ through ObamaCare Instead they ░░░░░░░░ pay a fine HEROMAN ░░░░░░░░ m not getting it ░░░░░░░░ ll pay a settlement ░░░░░░░░ s 95 dollars And ░░░░░░░░ can do it in ░░░░░░░░ hospital when I have ░░░░░░░░ go if I have ░░░░░░░░ go BUCHANAN And Heroman ░░░░░░░░ he s afraid many ░░░░░░░░ will have to take ░░░░░░░░ second jobs but many ░░░░░░░░ those jobs will have ░░░░░░░░ be part time without ░░░░░░░░ provided insurance Rebecca Buchanan ░░░░░░░░ News 2.