Tag Archives: ACA

How are businesses responding to the ACA?

THE impact of the ACA on the nation’s weak economic recovery continues to draw analysis and discussion.  One argument opponents of the ACA often make is that it is driving workers to cut hours and shift workers to part-time status.  To bolster this argument they often cite elevated levels in part-time employment.  While total part-time employment […]

The ACA and Part-time Work

JUST prior to the recently published jobs report, the national GOP posted a press release on its website arguing, in part, that the ACA is pushing the economy into a part-time economy.  It’s an oft stated argument by the GOP and its members.  For instance, Maine Senator Susan Collins co-sponsored legislation that would change the definition of […]

June Jobs Report: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

AS noted previously, the national jobs report was released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Overall, the jobs report was positive, with the economy creating 288,000 jobs; well above projections of roughly 210,000.  This was the fifth consecutive month of job creation above 200,000, the first time that has happened since the tech […]