Ask HN: Do employers care how long it took you to finish a degree?

I'm not going to finish my C.S. degree in 4 years, it's going to take me a couple of years more. I'm not able to assist to all lectures and attend all exams because I've been going through a lot of stuff lately, so I haven't been (& am not) able to pass an academic year in a year. My gpa is still good.

I'm worried about being rejected for most applications in the future due to how long it took me to finish and I don't want to come off as whiny or anything in interviews, etc when interviewers ask me (if they do) why it took me so long.

So: Do employers care how long it took you to finish a degree? How important is to employers and interviewers? Is there anything I can do to counteract it?

Thanks.