McDonald's Employees May Lose Health Care

The Wall Street Journal reports Wednesday that McDonald's may drop health insurance for almost 30,000 hourly restaurant workers.

Trade groups representing retailers and restaurants say the pushback comes because of a government requirement for "mini-med" plans, according to the Wall Street Journal. Benefits for about 1.4 million workers are provided by those plans, according to the Journal.

"The requirement concerns the percentage of premiums that must be spent on benefits," reports the Journal.

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Many restaurants do not provide health coverage. This possible drop in coverage by McDonald's is a consequence of the health reform law passed earlier this year.

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[doctordawg]

McDonalds says this story is "completely false". WHY ARE YOU STILL REPEATING WSJ lies?

[Pro_America]

This is what happens when the Obaminal nation killer gets involved with corporate America. 3 of the 5 largest health insurance companies have state that they will no longer offer individual children policies. Principal Financial came out today stating that they are getting out of the health insurance business totally.

If the govenment raises the expense of doing business, then the company will cut costs somewhere. McDonald's is cutting costs in health insurance. Blame Obama for this. Cut and dried.

[Stop_the_crying]

McDonalds is just wanting to cut expenses, improve the bottom line, for the top brass to get there bonuses, and forget the people that work for them. If they could McDonalds would ship the jobs to India.

[mikeoliphant]

In respect to Employer mandates, it appears from www.BenefitsManager.net and www.AHealthInsuranceQuote.com analysis that employers nationwide will be assessed a $2,000 penalty for every employee not offered group health insurance or commonly referred to employer sponsored health insurance. Does this include part time employees that traditionally didn?t qualify or buy health insurance in the first place because of the cost vrs. Hours worked? How in the world is an employer going to absorb this cost? So if an employee doesn?t want to participate in paying their share, the employer is penalized $2,000?

[RobAla]

This health care bill is a disaster. Remember those who did this to our nation, we we go to the polls in November.

[RobAla]

The health care bill, shoved down the throat of a majority of Americans who don't want it, is a disaster. Remember these members of Congress and the Senate, as we go to vote in November. Any representative who votes for a bill, without reading it prior, does not deserve the privilege to lead this nation. THROW THEM OUT!!!

[longtree-2009]

other companies, corporations, should follow mcdonald's example and do the same. if it's too expensive, they don't have much choice except to raise prices on all of their products, services to pay for the new health care requirements.

[miramar87]

Just another Corporation dictating how America "should" be run.
AMERICA IS NOT A CORPORATION!
Capitalism is just another way to Control the Masses!
THE ANTI-CHRIST IS NOT AN INDIVIDUAL! IT IS A GROUP OF SELFISH,
PINK, FAT, GREY MEN, WHO WANT TO CONTROL EVERYTHING!

[ianlou]

This is to be expected. If most jobs in America are moving toward becoming McJobs, the original McJob should lead the way.

[AngryMobVoter]

Every time the government tries to micro-manage anything they end up creating problems that hurt the people. It is clear big government regulating every little thing just retards economic growth and job creation. When Obama made his deal with the drug companies what happened? The drug companies raised prices just so when they implement the deal they will not actually give up anything. The new credit card regulation just gave use new fees that will cost us more. The micro-management of the private affairs of people and business by Obama, Pelosi, Reid, and the rest of the Democrats is only COSTING US ALL MORE.

The American people and American small business did not want the so-called healthcare reform while Obama, Pelosi, Reid, and the rest of the Democrats continue to ignore how this law will cost the American people and small businesses more, reduce choice in healthcare, and restrict access to healthcare for many people. It is time to take our government back from the arrogant members of Congress and Administration who think they know better how we should live our lives than we do. It is time to VOTE THEM OUT!!!

REMEMBER IN NOVEMBER?VOTE THEM OUT!!!