It appears that the Department of Labor has not been notified of the Board's plan for honoring their commitment to employees regarding severance and annual leave. I had heard that the Board approved a plan at their September meeting (although I have not seen Board minutes). When speaking with Department folks on Friday, I was told that they had not heard of the Board's decision.
The original plan called for paying staff and faculty by tenure; the folks who had been at SJ the longest would be paid first, etc. Informing the Department of Labor of this plan's approval would start the clock, so instead, SJ has kept quiet. Which means that compensation owed to folks (many of whom remain unemployed) is not forthcoming.
The President has stated that they must first sell some property before funds are available.
Former employees have received notice of the amount to be paid, but not any sort of reasonable time frame in which to be paid. This needs to change.
To date, the Department of Labor has not received any former wage claims against the College. Perhaps this should change also.
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Thanks for keeping us in the loop.
How many pay periods has SJ not made it's payroll?
The process with DOL is tedious but necessary. Small claims court can take uo to 2 years and require an attorney. Has any explored a class action?
NICE JOB Chris!!!
would anyone be up for a local status meeting to explore options and to keep the network going?
andylee
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Andy's suggestion for a meeting to "check in" and catch up sounds great. I'd certainly like to see all of you. We could also arrange for a call-in for folks who've moved away.
The DOL has said that it is not unprecedented for them to proceed with court action when so many folks submit claims, rather than process every claim separately.
I would favor submitting claims if SJC does not spell out specific terms by October 31st. What do other folks think?
peoplecallmebryner said: "I would favor submitting claims if SJC does not spell out specific terms by October 31st. What do other folks think?"
I agree. I also agree on the meeting.
i agree on that date. any consensus on meeting times ...
We should give time to get the word out.
andy
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