The Internal Revenue Service has issued final rules on how colleges should calculate adjuncts’ workloads to determine whether such faculty members are eligible for health benefits under the new law designed to expand health insurance to more Americans. The agency said last year that colleges must “use a reasonable method” for crediting adjuncts’ hours of … Continue reading
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Health-Care Law Poses Challenges for Districts
School districts are facing vexing financial and operational questions about how they will comply with the Affordable Care Act, which some administrators say is forcing them to choose between absorbing the hefty costs of health coverage for currently uninsured employees or cutting back on those workers’ hours. Among districts’ biggest concerns is a provision in … Continue reading
IRS Says Colleges Must Be ‘Reasonable’ When Calculating Adjuncts’ Work Hours
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the new law designed to expand health insurance to more Americans, has put adjuncts and their workload in the spotlight. The Internal Revenue Service this month issued proposed rules for employers that acknowledge the special work circumstances of adjuncts—among them, the way adjuncts rack up work hours outside … Continue reading
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