Student Employment hour cuts finalized

Wright State student employees will be limited to 20 hours of work per week starting August 17, according to an email sent to Student Employment supervisors Friday.

Students will also be held to 29 hour work weeks during breaks, eleven hours less than the current policy of 40 hours per week.

The changes in policy are a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Gary Dickstein said in a March Student Government meeting when the changes were first discussed. The

PPACA requires employers to provide health insurance to any employee with 30 hours, or 130 hours of service per month, according to the IRS.

Graduate students will also be affected by the policy, as they can no longer seek positions with Student Employment if they have an active graduate contract through the Graduate School.

The former policy of 30 hours per week with a 3.0 or higher GPA has also been eliminated.

The Guardian will provide more information as it is gathered.