U.S. employers cut work hours to avoid Obamacare insurance mandate

Avita Samuels has worked in the Mall of America in Minneapolis for the last four years juggling a sales job, with his studies of Political Science and Law at the University of Minnesota. The 24-year-old was the best sales associate for the past three years and works between 29 and 35 hours per week. But in recent months, he said, he has seen friends who work in the stores around it have their hours cut and benefits – and she is worried that she will be next. Forever 21 clothing store, told staff in a memo last month …