A Florida chain is beginning to tax customers in the name of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, even though the restaurant group will not be required to provide for its uninsured full time workers for another year. 

Signs around Gator's Dockside restaurants warn patrons of the 1 percent tax that will show up on their receipt. The company claims that the tax revenue is meant to make up for the costs associated with the new health care law's employer mandate which goes into effect next year. 

The operations director for the chain estimated that the company would spend $500,000 a year to insure around 250 full-time workers, claiming that the cost could cause restaurants to close. Another 250 workers for the restaurant group do not qualify for health care, as they work part-time hours.

Last month, the city of San Francisco accused restaurant owners across 90 establishments of charging a similar fee—and pocketing the money for themselves. Together, the owners allegedly stole $9 million under the guise of compensating for the Affordable Care Act.