Red Lobster, Olive Garden hire part-timers to avoid Obamacare

http://www.salon.com/2012/10/11/red_lobster_olive_garden_hire_part_timers_to_avoid_obamacare/

According to a report from Ned Resnikoff at MSNBC, the company is experimenting with an increased reliance on part-time workers:

If the experiment is a success, the company overall could come to rely more on part-time workers. Those new employees would likely not enjoy the same health benefits that all employees currently do. “Today we offer health care to all of our employees,” said Rich Jeffers, [a spokesperson for Darden]. But under the Affordable Care Act, which sets minimum standards for the health care being provided, “we can’t offer that.”