Oregon State Senator Proposes Bill That Would Make It Illegal to Cut Hours to Avoid Paying Health Benefits
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 […]
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