Last month, the Obama Administration proclaimed itself a friend of American business by announcing a one-year delay, until 2015, of the “employer mandate” — the provision of its signature health reform law that requires businesses with 50 or more full-time employees to provide health insurance.
“We have listened to your feedback,” Treasury official Mark Mazur said on July 2. “And we are taking action.”
But in the weeks since, it’s become increasingly clear that the delay will provide little practical relief for businesses.
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