Adjunctivitis - Part-timers face ‘double standard’

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2. Administrators trim adjunct faculty hours to avoid providing health coverage:

http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2013-12-13/acc-throws-book-at-affordable-care-act/

ACC Throws Book at Affordable Care Act
Administrators trim adjunct faculty hours to avoid providing health coverage
By Richard Whittaker, Fri., Dec. 13, 2013

Adjunct lecturers at Austin Community College face a pay cut as the college administration dodges giving them coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

ACC staff were informed that "adjunct faculty may work no more than a total of 28 hours per week." Not only will this mean some staff getting their hours cut, but it also means they will be two hours short of the 30 hours a week required to be classified as full-time under the ACA, meaning the district will not have to provide them health insurance.