Legislation to Eliminate Health Care Reform Law’s Employer Mandate Reintroduced in the Senate

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) has reintroduced legislation, the “American Job Protection Act” (S.20), which seeks to eliminate the employer mandate in the health care reform law enacted last year. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will require employers with more than 50 employees to provide health insurance to their full-time employees or pay…