NRF to Congress: Delay Affordable Care Act employer mandate

Washington, D.C. -- The National Retail Federation penned a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, asking Congress to pass a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate.



The impending House vote follows the Administration’s announcement earlier this month of a one-year delay of the employer mandate provisions.



“NRF has worked hard to help our members come into compliance with the Affordable Care Act,” NRF senior VP David French wrote in the letter. “We have repeatedly voiced concern about the effect of the employer mandate penalties on retail and chain restaurant jobs and job growth. We have also expressed concern about the rapidly diminishing amount of time to come into compliance with the ACA.”





NRF recently testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, where it called on the Administration and Congress to delay the health care reform law to provide businesses and employers more time to adapt their systems. Soon thereafter, the Administration announced its intention to delay the employer mandate requirements for one year.