Dueling ballot initiatives could determine whether small Colorado employers will be forced to provide health insurance.
By Garry Kranz Comments 0 | Recommend 0
Rocky Mountain Debate: Regarding their health care obligations, the fate of
small businesses in Colorado soon may rest with voters. A coalition of labor
unions known as Middle Class Relief has garnered enough signatures to place on
the state ballot a measure that would require Colorado companies with more than
20 workers to provide health insurance. According to the Denver Business
Journal, more than 171,000 people signed the petition, more than double the
required minimum of 76,000 signatures. The union-backed initiative might be an
attempt to poke a stick in the eye of pro-business groups. Specifically, the
Journal says the measure, named Amendment 56, is designed to counter a ballot
proposal making Colorado a right-to-work state, which would bar unions from
collecting mandatory dues.
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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