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3 <br />30 hours per week or more in a month a health insurance coverage or pay penalties, effective <br />January 1, 2015. <br />The ACA measures full time status month by month. A seasonal employee who works an <br />average of 30 hours per week during any month must be offered health care coverage for the <br />month worked unless the employer takes certain actions. <br />Employers subject to the employer mandate may adopt a "measurement period" longer than a <br />month to measure the full time status of employees. This provides an average of hours worked <br />recognizing seasonal and temporary employees. <br />Additionally, the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System defines an <br />"employee" as any person who is regularly employed in a regular position, the duties of which <br />require not less than 1,000 hours or more in a twelve -month period. Such employees are <br />subject to membership in the retirement system and would be required to contribute 6% of all <br />earnings to the Retirement System, and the County would contribute the required employer <br />amount (currently 7.41 %). <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board discuss and provide <br />feedback to staff. <br />The Board may want to consider implementing a policy that determines the full time status of <br />any non - permanent (temporary) employee over a 12 -month measurement period as suggested <br />under the Affordable Care Act. <br />