On Wednesday, October 9 2013, at 1:00 P.M., the Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Health and Technology held a hearing titled, The Effects of the Health Law's Definitions of Full-Time Employee on Small Businesses. The hearing was held in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. 

The purpose of the hearing was to examine the potential effects of the health care law's definition of 30 hours a week as full-time employment and what this means for employment at small businesses.

Opening Statement:

Chris Collins (R-NY)

Witnesses and Testimony:

Mr. Raymond J. Keating, Chief Economist, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, Vienna, VA.

• Witness Testimony
• Witness Disclosure

 

Mr. Steven Hermann, Vice President, Paul's Supermarket, Inc. Eldon, MO.

• Testifying on behalf of the National Grocers Association
• Witness Testimony
• Witness Disclosure

 

Mr. Stephen Bienko, President, Owner, Bienko Enterprises Moving Line, Fairfield, NJ. 

• Testifying on behalf of the International Franchise Association
• Witness Testimony
• Witness Disclosure

 

Mr. Dean Baker, Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, DC.

• Witness Testimony
• Witness Disclosure

 

Additional Items:

• Hearing Notice
• Witness List
• Hearing Memo
• Press Release
• Hearing Video