Disgruntled workers are blaming ObamaCare after Staples ordered managers not to schedule any part-time associates for more than 25 hours per week.
An anonymous petition at Change.org urges the office supply chain to reverse its policy, calling the cuts “stunning” and “heartbreaking.”
The unnamed employee attributed the scheduling shift to ObamaCare, which requires larger firms to offer healthcare to workers who net 30 or more hours per week.
“The TRUE reason [for the cuts is] obvious: Staples didn’t want to follow the law and provide better healthcare to its employees,” the worker wrote online.
“Instead, it’s giving its part-time workers a de facto pay cut and saving money by using a loophole.”
More than 168,000 had signed the petition as of Friday morning.