Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
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Date: September 19, 2013 06:56PM
Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Sep 19, 2013, 3:18pm EDT UPDATED: Sep 19, 2013, 5:02pm EDT
The Home Depot Inc. will end medical coverage for some 20,000 part-time employees, sending them instead to government exchanges, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer is just the latest company to cut benefits before Obamacare exchanges are set to open Oct. 1.
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) employees who work 30 hours or fewer a week will no longer be offered limited liability medical coverage, Home Depot spokesman Stephen Holmes said. The Affordable Care Act defines part-time workers as those who work 30 hours or fewer per week.
Sep 19, 2013, 3:18pm EDT UPDATED: Sep 19, 2013, 5:02pm EDT
The Home Depot Inc. will end medical coverage for some 20,000 part-time employees, sending them instead to government exchanges, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
The Atlanta-based home improvement retailer is just the latest company to cut benefits before Obamacare exchanges are set to open Oct. 1.
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) employees who work 30 hours or fewer a week will no longer be offered limited liability medical coverage, Home Depot spokesman Stephen Holmes said. The Affordable Care Act defines part-time workers as those who work 30 hours or fewer per week.
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
Gerrymanderer2
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Date: September 19, 2013 07:31PM
They have a greedy idiotic outspoken heartless Republican CEO. People should boycott Home Depot and start doing it now.
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
hate chicken
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Date: September 19, 2013 07:34PM
Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> They have a greedy idiotic outspoken heartless
> Republican CEO. People should boycott Home Depot
> and start doing it now.
They get a computer in your cell already Floyd?
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> They have a greedy idiotic outspoken heartless
> Republican CEO. People should boycott Home Depot
> and start doing it now.
They get a computer in your cell already Floyd?
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
eesh
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Date: September 19, 2013 07:38PM
Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> People should boycott Home Depot
> and start doing it now.
Boycott Home Depot? Lowe's is lame, and there aren't any other options out there.
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> People should boycott Home Depot
> and start doing it now.
Boycott Home Depot? Lowe's is lame, and there aren't any other options out there.
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
Vexxxed
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Date: September 19, 2013 07:54PM
Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> They have a greedy idiotic outspoken heartless
> Republican CEO. People should boycott Home Depot
> and start doing it now.
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> They have a greedy idiotic outspoken heartless
> Republican CEO. People should boycott Home Depot
> and start doing it now.
Attachments:
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
RJR
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Date: September 19, 2013 07:59PM
I like Lowe's better anyway.
My guess is that the "coverage" that Home Depot offered it's part time employees was crap, and they're better off in the exchanges.
I could be wrong, but I'm betting that I'm right. I'm too fucking tired to try to check it out myself.
My guess is that the "coverage" that Home Depot offered it's part time employees was crap, and they're better off in the exchanges.
I could be wrong, but I'm betting that I'm right. I'm too fucking tired to try to check it out myself.
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
RJR
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Date: September 19, 2013 08:00PM
RJR Wrote:
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> I like Lowe's better anyway.
>
> My guess is that the "coverage" that Home Depot
> offered it's part time employees was crap, and
> they're better off in the exchanges.
>
> I could be wrong, but I'm betting that I'm right.
> I'm too fucking tired to try to check it out
> myself.
its
mutherfuker I am tired
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> I like Lowe's better anyway.
>
> My guess is that the "coverage" that Home Depot
> offered it's part time employees was crap, and
> they're better off in the exchanges.
>
> I could be wrong, but I'm betting that I'm right.
> I'm too fucking tired to try to check it out
> myself.
its
mutherfuker I am tired
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
Meet your new dependents
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Date: September 19, 2013 08:21PM
RJR Wrote:
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> I like Lowe's better anyway.
>
> My guess is that the "coverage" that Home Depot
> offered it's part time employees was crap, and
> they're better off in the exchanges.
>
> I could be wrong, but I'm betting that I'm right.
> I'm too fucking tired to try to check it out
> myself.
Likely so as most all part-time coverage goes. But at least it was paid.
Now you get to subsidize all of them.
Congrats, yours is a boy.
A 56 year old former Pascal programmer name Roy.
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> I like Lowe's better anyway.
>
> My guess is that the "coverage" that Home Depot
> offered it's part time employees was crap, and
> they're better off in the exchanges.
>
> I could be wrong, but I'm betting that I'm right.
> I'm too fucking tired to try to check it out
> myself.
Likely so as most all part-time coverage goes. But at least it was paid.
Now you get to subsidize all of them.
Congrats, yours is a boy.
A 56 year old former Pascal programmer name Roy.
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
RJR
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Date: September 19, 2013 08:26PM
Meet your new dependents Wrote:
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> RJR Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I like Lowe's better anyway.
> >
> > My guess is that the "coverage" that Home Depot
> > offered it's part time employees was crap, and
> > they're better off in the exchanges.
> >
> > I could be wrong, but I'm betting that I'm
> right.
> > I'm too fucking tired to try to check it out
> > myself.
>
>
> Likely so as most all part-time coverage goes.
> But at least it was paid.
>
> Now you get to subsidize all of them.
>
> Congrats, yours is a boy.
>
> A 56 year old former Pascal programmer name Roy.
>
>
> src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1MUrcI5h9cg/UQFd6r7
> 0ceI/AAAAAAAAEmM/8pwi777wMLs/s1600/Lowes+Employee.
> png" width="600">
Who says it was paid. You think there wasn't an employee contribution? I really fucking doubt if it was an employer paid benefit. But as I said, I'm too fucking tired, and now pretty loaded, to look it up.
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> RJR Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I like Lowe's better anyway.
> >
> > My guess is that the "coverage" that Home Depot
> > offered it's part time employees was crap, and
> > they're better off in the exchanges.
> >
> > I could be wrong, but I'm betting that I'm
> right.
> > I'm too fucking tired to try to check it out
> > myself.
>
>
> Likely so as most all part-time coverage goes.
> But at least it was paid.
>
> Now you get to subsidize all of them.
>
> Congrats, yours is a boy.
>
> A 56 year old former Pascal programmer name Roy.
>
>
> src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1MUrcI5h9cg/UQFd6r7
> 0ceI/AAAAAAAAEmM/8pwi777wMLs/s1600/Lowes+Employee.
> png" width="600">
Who says it was paid. You think there wasn't an employee contribution? I really fucking doubt if it was an employer paid benefit. But as I said, I'm too fucking tired, and now pretty loaded, to look it up.
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
mark j
()
Date: September 19, 2013 08:30PM
If you voted for the Marxist Messiah, Obama, then you deserve what you get..
The writing has been on the wall since Teleprompter Jesus started to push for a single payer system...
now live with it.
The writing has been on the wall since Teleprompter Jesus started to push for a single payer system...
now live with it.
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
eesh
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Date: September 19, 2013 08:35PM
Meet your new dependents Wrote:
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> A 56 year old former Pascal programmer name Roy.
Why is he working at Lowe's....
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> A 56 year old former Pascal programmer name Roy.
Why is he working at Lowe's....
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
kTY69
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Date: September 19, 2013 08:42PM
eesh Wrote:
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> Meet your new dependents Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> > A 56 year old former Pascal programmer name
> Roy.
>
>
>
>
>
> Why is he working at Lowe's....
He quit after Home Depot canned his benefits.
But then Lowes will too...
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> Meet your new dependents Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> > A 56 year old former Pascal programmer name
> Roy.
>
>
>
>
>
> Why is he working at Lowe's....
He quit after Home Depot canned his benefits.
But then Lowes will too...
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
eLester
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Date: September 19, 2013 08:45PM
Big business can dump their costs onto the taxpayer. That's what happened with Bush's Medicare Advantage and D plans. Home Depot is sending their employees to the government-subsidized health insurance system.
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
eesh
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Date: September 19, 2013 08:46PM
kTY69 Wrote:
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> eesh Wrote:
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> > Meet your new dependents Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> >
> > > A 56 year old former Pascal programmer name
> > Roy.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Why is he working at Lowe's....
>
>
> He quit after Home Depot canned his benefits.
>
> But then Lowes will too...
No, I mean why is a programmer working on the sales floor.
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> eesh Wrote:
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> -----
> > Meet your new dependents Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> >
> > > A 56 year old former Pascal programmer name
> > Roy.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Why is he working at Lowe's....
>
>
> He quit after Home Depot canned his benefits.
>
> But then Lowes will too...
No, I mean why is a programmer working on the sales floor.
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
Liberal Logic 28
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Date: September 19, 2013 08:50PM
RJR Wrote:
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> Who says it was paid. You think there wasn't an
> employee contribution? I really fucking doubt if
> it was an employer paid benefit. But as I said,
> I'm too fucking tired, and now pretty loaded, to
> look it up.
Contribution if different from paying 100 percent yourself.
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> Who says it was paid. You think there wasn't an
> employee contribution? I really fucking doubt if
> it was an employer paid benefit. But as I said,
> I'm too fucking tired, and now pretty loaded, to
> look it up.
Contribution if different from paying 100 percent yourself.
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
Of course
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Date: September 19, 2013 11:04PM
eesh Wrote:
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> kTY69 Wrote:
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> > eesh Wrote:
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> > -----
> > > Meet your new dependents Wrote:
> > >
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
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> >
> > > -----
> > >
> > > > A 56 year old former Pascal programmer name
> > > Roy.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Why is he working at Lowe's....
> >
> >
> > He quit after Home Depot canned his benefits.
> >
> > But then Lowes will too...
>
>
>
> No, I mean why is a programmer working on the
> sales floor.
He is unable to do the heavy lifting required in the stockroom.
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> kTY69 Wrote:
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> > eesh Wrote:
> >
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> > -----
> > > Meet your new dependents Wrote:
> > >
> >
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> >
> > > -----
> > >
> > > > A 56 year old former Pascal programmer name
> > > Roy.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Why is he working at Lowe's....
> >
> >
> > He quit after Home Depot canned his benefits.
> >
> > But then Lowes will too...
>
>
>
> No, I mean why is a programmer working on the
> sales floor.
He is unable to do the heavy lifting required in the stockroom.
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
eesh
()
Date: September 19, 2013 11:07PM
Of course Wrote:
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> He is unable to do the heavy lifting required in
> the stockroom.
No, I mean why is a programmer working at a home improvement store...
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> He is unable to do the heavy lifting required in
> the stockroom.
No, I mean why is a programmer working at a home improvement store...
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
Of course
()
Date: September 19, 2013 11:14PM
eesh Wrote:
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> Of course Wrote:
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>
> > He is unable to do the heavy lifting required
> in
> > the stockroom.
>
>
>
>
> No, I mean why is a programmer working at a home
> improvement store...
Cause the project manager got the job at Starbucks.
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> Of course Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> > He is unable to do the heavy lifting required
> in
> > the stockroom.
>
>
>
>
> No, I mean why is a programmer working at a home
> improvement store...
Cause the project manager got the job at Starbucks.
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
Vexxxed
()
Date: September 20, 2013 05:24AM
eesh Wrote:
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> Of course Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> > He is unable to do the heavy lifting required
> in
> > the stockroom.
>
>
>
>
> No, I mean why is a programmer working at a home
> improvement store...
His life was almost perfect. Great job doing very little for a lessor known electric car company in Mississippi.
Then Terry traded some visas for a big building in China and the next thing he knew...........Home Depot was the only place hiring.
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> Of course Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> > He is unable to do the heavy lifting required
> in
> > the stockroom.
>
>
>
>
> No, I mean why is a programmer working at a home
> improvement store...
His life was almost perfect. Great job doing very little for a lessor known electric car company in Mississippi.
Then Terry traded some visas for a big building in China and the next thing he knew...........Home Depot was the only place hiring.
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
hjgretyty
()
Date: September 20, 2013 09:04AM
i will just pay the fine. i will not allow a medical tracking chip to be implanted under o'idiot care
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
Jesus H. Christ
()
Date: September 20, 2013 12:17PM
hjgretyty Wrote:
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> i will just pay the fine. i will not allow a
> medical tracking chip to be implanted under
> o'idiot care
You people are so fucking stupid! How do you get through life?
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> i will just pay the fine. i will not allow a
> medical tracking chip to be implanted under
> o'idiot care
You people are so fucking stupid! How do you get through life?
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
RJR
()
Date: September 20, 2013 07:10PM
mark j Wrote:
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> If you voted for the Marxist Messiah, Obama, then
> you deserve what you get..
>
>
> The writing has been on the wall since
> Teleprompter Jesus started to push for a single
> payer system...
> now live with it.
It's not a fucking single payer system. I'd have fucking loved it if he'd pushed a single payer system. It's the only thing that makes any sense. Obama has never favored a single payer system.
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> If you voted for the Marxist Messiah, Obama, then
> you deserve what you get..
>
>
> The writing has been on the wall since
> Teleprompter Jesus started to push for a single
> payer system...
> now live with it.
It's not a fucking single payer system. I'd have fucking loved it if he'd pushed a single payer system. It's the only thing that makes any sense. Obama has never favored a single payer system.
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
lcyxc
()
Date: September 21, 2013 12:31PM
RJR Wrote:
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> mark j Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > If you voted for the Marxist Messiah, Obama,
> then
> > you deserve what you get..
> >
> >
> > The writing has been on the wall since
> > Teleprompter Jesus started to push for a single
> > payer system...
> > now live with it.
>
>
> It's not a fucking single payer system. I'd have
> fucking loved it if he'd pushed a single payer
> system. It's the only thing that makes any sense.
> Obama has never favored a single payer system.
Not true. He definitely does favor single-payer and has said so multiple times. He just knows that won't fly at the moment. The current changes as he, Pelosi, et al have noted is viewed as a step in that direction.
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> mark j Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > If you voted for the Marxist Messiah, Obama,
> then
> > you deserve what you get..
> >
> >
> > The writing has been on the wall since
> > Teleprompter Jesus started to push for a single
> > payer system...
> > now live with it.
>
>
> It's not a fucking single payer system. I'd have
> fucking loved it if he'd pushed a single payer
> system. It's the only thing that makes any sense.
> Obama has never favored a single payer system.
Not true. He definitely does favor single-payer and has said so multiple times. He just knows that won't fly at the moment. The current changes as he, Pelosi, et al have noted is viewed as a step in that direction.
Re: Home Depot cutting coverage for 20,000 as Obamacare looms
Posted by:
Pass it to Read it
()
Date: September 22, 2013 08:50AM
This is all part of the plan. Really. To get companies to dump their employees onto the exchanges (either just pay the fine for non-coverage or pay a set amount for employees to buy coverage) then have the feds control the exchanges. Yes, I know they are state exchanges but once the feds start providing them block grants and that other nonsense, then they call the shots.