Dunkin' Brands Takes Stand Against Obamacare
The Canton-based company is lobbying the White House to changes its definition of full-time work from 30 hours a week to 40 or more per week, according to reports.
Canton-based Dunkin' Brands, which has locations in Chelmsford on Drum Hill Road, Chelmsford Street and Acton Road has joined the fight against Obamacare. The coffee and baked goods company is working to overturn a major provision of Obamacare, according to a Newsmax.com report this week. Specifically, Dunkin' is lobbying the White House to change its definition of full-time work from at least 30 hours a week to 40 or more per week, CEO Nigel Travis told the Financial Times, according to The Huffington Post. The change would leave Dunkin', as well as other companies, with fewer workers to insure under the health care reform law, which requires large employers to provide health coverage to all full-time workers and their dependents. Those …
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Muriel McGrann
11:26 am on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Dunkin is like any business.....make a profit...The current State and Federal Government's business is to reap as much of those profits by more foul means than fair to support their cumbersome dictates of legislators and leaders.Its the age old practice "you got it but I deserve it more because I have the power to do so and can spend it more wisely than you" .....and so many small business fold… more ›