This fringe benefit plan saves money for both employers and employees, provides a better fit for employees' actual benefit needs, and allows employees to choose options from a menu of benefits. One option is a flexible spending plan. Employees place a portion of their before-tax income into a special account from which allowable expenses are paid…

The Committee on Retirement of the American Association of University Professors initiated its first retirement policies survey in 2000 to address a lack of reliable and systematically collected information on retirement policies and practices across U.S. institutions of higher education. At the end of the 1990s, there was a sense that…

The collective bargaining agreement between the College of Insurance and the college's chapter of the American Association of University Professors covering the period September 10, 1987-August 31, 1990 is presented. Items covered in the agreement include: unit recognition, management rights, grievance and arbitration, strikes/lockouts, no…

Discusses recent court decisions dealing with school district maternity leave policy, emphasizing the Aiello case, where the Supreme Court upheld a state insurance program that excluded disabilities relating to normal pregnancies, and the LaFleur and Cohen cases, where the Supreme Court held that mandatory termination of pregnant teachers is…

In the face of declining enrollments and widespread reductions-in-force in school systems, job sharing can provide part-time positions for persons unable to work full-time and can allow some individuals to maintain their positions on a part-time basis as an alternative to being laid off. Job sharing can also benefit school systems by increasing…

This document presents the agreement between the Board of Trustees of Middlesex County College and the Faculty Organization County College for the period from July 1, 1972 through June 30, 1974. The articles of the agreement cover rights of the union, rights of the faculty, conditions of employment, faculty benefits, professional behavior,…

Large increases in health-insurance premiums have caused some institutions to raise deductibles and copayments and reduce costs by adding alternative health care plans, monitoring hospital stays and elective procedures, and establishing their own health insurance plans. (MSE)

Discusses employers' duty to accommodate employees' requests for religious leave, based on the case of "Ansonia Board of Education v. Philbrook." A school board denied a high school teacher's request for three days of paid, personal business leave to supplement his paid religious leave. The final court decision turned on "reasonable…

Declining enrollments in the 1980s, increasing financial pressures, and declining faculty vigor (publications) are publicized, but long-range planning to combat these problems is encountered less frequently. Early retirement is suggested as one response to meeting these challenges. (Author/MLW)

The annual Financial Report of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana is divided into six main sections. The Introductory Section includes the letter of transmittal, names of the Board of Trustees, staff, and consultants; the organization chart; copy of certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting for 1995 financial…

This booklet contains a report on a joint committee hearing on the Overseas Teachers Act of 1987 (H.R. 3424). The bill provides that anyone who is hired overseas (known as a local hire) in the Department of Defense Dependents' Schools (DODDS) before enactment of the bill and who has completed or completes three years of teaching will qualify for…

This booklet provides an overview of the principal concepts of pension portability. Pension portability has become an area of increasing interest since a lack of portability discourages veteran teachers from seeking teaching opportunities in other districts or states. This obstacle can force teachers to abandon the profession, thus contributing to…

Discusses the ramifications of recent cases and federal regulations on equal employment opportunity efforts on campus, citing real and potential problem areas. (Editor)

This study was conducted to determine some aspects of the Sabbatical Leave Policy at a random sample of 23 California community colleges in order to compare the results to the policy at Southwestern Community College (SCC). Following a brief survey of research literature and a review of the sabbatical leave provisions of the California Education…

Granting unpaid leaves of absence to teachers who are at or near the top of the school district's teacher pay scale will save the district money. Such leaves benefit teachers by satisfying whatever needs inspired their requests, and offer students a new enthusiastic teacher in the classroom. (Author/MLF)