Congressman Lou Barletta (R., Penn.) joined Fox News Monday to
express his concern that volunteer fire departments could be forced to
close under Obamacare’s regulation that employers with 50 or more
employees must provide health insurance.
“My concern is that currently the IRS classifies volunteer
firefighters as employees for federal tax purposes,” Barletta said.
“This means that they could be required to provide health care or pay a
fine under the Affordable Care Act if they reach 50 volunteers or not.”
Barletta noted that volunteer firefighters could also be grouped
together with other employees from their respective municipality,
pushing them over the 50 employee threshold. “Either way,” said
Barletta, “we all know volunteer fire departments across the country
could never be able to provide health care, which I believe could
potentially close fire houses across the country.”
When asked what the IRS’ response was to his inquiry over volunteer
firefighters’ designation under Obamacare, Barletta said the IRS would
only say that such action was “under review.”
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