The owner of more than 40 Denny’s restaurants throughout the southern region said Thursday that he will levy a 5 percent surcharge and cut employees’ hours in order to offset costs imposed by the Affordable Care Act, widely known as ‘Obamacare.’
John Metz of West Palm Beach, Fla. told Fox News that most of his roughly 1,200 employees will see their hours trimmed to less than 30 per week in order to eschew laws that would otherwise require him to provide them with health insurance.
“People are trying to find ways to avoid the penalties and to avoid having to pay for Obamacare,” Metz said. “Everyone’s looking for a way to not have to provide insurance for their employees.”
