Some schools say new health care law too expensive

GREENFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — Members of Congress will meet in Indiana Thursday to talk about the impact of the federal health care law specifically on businesses and schools.

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce field hearing is set for 10 a.m. inside Greenfield City Hall.

Officials in some districts, including Zionsville, say they can’t afford the law’s requirements without cutting worker hours.

Chief Financial Officer Mike Shafer said the district had to reduce the hours of about 150 employees and place a “rigid not-to-exceed” cap on nearly 200 others.

They say it primarily has to do with how “full-time worker” is defined. The law says that’s someone who works at least 30 hours per week.

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