President Obama’s health-care plan was supposed to help uninsured minorities, but it’s actually hurting them. One restaurant chain after another is cutting full-time slots to avoid ObamaCare.
Earlier this week, the owner of Red Lobster and Olive Garden announced it’s shifting to more part-time staff to offset the cost of complying with the new employer health mandate. Minorities account for 42%, or more than 75,000, of Darden Restaurants’ work force.
The Orlando-based company, which also owns LongHorn Steakhouse, runs more than 2,000 restaurants generating some $8 billion in sales.
“Today we offer health care to all of our employees,” Darden spokesman Rich Jeffers said. But under ObamaCare, which requires comprehensive coverage at low deductibles, “we can’t offer that.”