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Speaker proposes surtax on part-time payrolls to discourage employers from cutting full‑time jobs
Summary
A public commenter proposed a surtax on part‑time hourly payroll for large employers to discourage the practice of splitting full‑time work into part‑time roles to avoid benefits, arguing it would recover community costs from uncompensated care.
A member of the public told the Bergen County commissioners he supports a surtax on part‑time payroll for large employers in the county to discourage employers from splitting full‑time jobs into part‑time positions to avoid paying benefits. The commenter, who identified himself in the transcript as Farish, said the practice reduces employer costs for health care, vacation and sick leave and shifts unpaid medical bills to hospitals and ultimately to the community. “The solution I'm…
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