All employees of a national bridal store chain have been changed to part-time workers. According to the Washington Times, the corporate offices of the chain sent out a memo on Nov. 4, informing store managers of the new policy.

The store employs more than 2,500 individuals across about 300 stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

While store managers were not allowed to discuss the contents of the memo, the Daily Caller received confirmation from five workers that all employees are being moved to part-time to avoid providing healthcare benefits under the Affordable Care Act.

The act will require all businesses over a certain size to provide healthcare benefits to workers employed over 30 hours per week.

Critics of the policy have predicted that workplaces will slash hours rather than paying benefits. For the most part, the law has made little impact on employee hours. Data from the White House Council of Advisers states 9 in 10 jobs created since Affordable Care was written into law in March 2010 have been full-time positions. So far, mass reduction of employee time is the exception rather than the rule.

Time and attendance software can keep detailed records for employers that do need to limit the hours of part-time workers.

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