Delores Huerta, the venerable labor leader and human rights activist, rallied and picketed with striking union Raley’s employees at the Marconi and Watt Ave. store on Friday afternoon.
Small businesses will not be under the employer responsibility requirement if they have fewer than 50 employees. I don’t expect small, medium or large businesses to jettison their existing group insurance plans.
A 2005 study by the Commonwealth Fund showed that, “[L]abor time lost due to health reasons represents lost economic output totaling $260 billion per year.”