Oregon State Senator Proposes Bill That Would Make It Illegal to Cut Hours to Avoid Paying Health Benefits
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Concerns about colleges and universities cutting faculty hours to avoid paying health benefits under the new federal health care law has prompted state Senator Michael Dembrow, D-Portland, to introduce legislation to make the practice for all Oregon employers illegal. Senate Bill 1543 is scheduled to get a hearing before the Senate Health Care and Human Services committee today at 3 p.m. Dembrow, who has taught English at the Cascade campus of Portland Community College for years, and is a former AFT-Oregon leader, said he’s heard “through the grapevine” and has read news reports that some community colleges “have been advised to reduce […]