The Department of Labor will not be ready to put one of the 2010 health care law’s most controversial rules into effect by 2014, according to new guidance issued by federal agencies earlier this month.
The DOL says it will delay a mandate that requires employers of 200 or more full-time employees to automatically enroll full-time employees in company health care plans. The National Restaurant Association has argued that the so-called “auto-enrollment” requirement is redundant, expensive and burdensome, especially in industries with higher employee turnover. “We’re glad the DOL has delayed the rules and believe this is an opportunity to ask Congress to repeal the mandate entirely,” says Michelle Neblett, the Association’s director of labor and workforce policy.
