Can an employer offer health insurance to some employees but not others?

One way in which employers can offer benefits to some and not others is employment status. Those working full time, designated as 30 hours per week or 130 hours per month, must be offered insurance in any company employing 50 or more employees. Some employers control the number of employees with benefits through scheduling and offering fewer hours.

There are several other ways an employer may be able to extend benefits to some while not others. Geographic location, date of hire, and length of service can be used by employers to offer different health insurance to different employees. Oftentimes an employee's job title provides them access to additional benefits previously unavailable.