A California superior court judge ruled that adjunct faculty in the Long Beach Community College District should receive compensation for work outside the classroom, including lesson preparation and grading, as part of a minimum wage standard. This decision, stemming from a lawsuit by part-time professors, highlights systemic issues regarding adjunct compensation across community colleges. While the ruling addresses crucial equity concerns within educational compensation, it is currently stayed pending further proceedings. Similar lawsuits are unfolding in other districts, suggesting a larger movement for adjuncts' rights and fair compensation in the education sector.
It's spot-on with what we have been saying. We're not getting paid for outside [the classroom] work. This has been a long time coming.
A myriad of problems with the district's argument that minimum wage rules don't apply.
Adjuncts argued that failing to compensate them for out-of-classroom work is a minimum wage violation.
The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by two part-time professors regarding compensation for non-teaching work.
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