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UC law school faculty to see pay cuts and furloughs

By Richard Binder

Law school faculty in the University of California system will see furloughs and a cut in pay for the upcoming school year. Although not unforeseen, says UC Davis school of law dean Kevin Johnson, "it's not a morale booster."

The University of California's Board of Regents, responding to the state's impending funding cuts, approved pay cuts of between 4% and 10%, effective on Sept. 1.  The new plan would require faculty and staff to take between 11 and 26 furlough days during the year.

The furloughs are designed to partly offset an anticipated $813 million reduction in the system's share of the state's general fund for fiscal years 2008-09 and the fiscal year that began on July 1.

Both the furloughs and the pay cut percentages are gradual and tied to the salaries of the faculty members and staff, which range from $40,000 to $240,000 per year. For instance, a faculty member who makes between $180,001 to $240,000 in annual compensation would be subject to 24 furlough days, or a 9% cut in pay.

Full story at NLJ.com.

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on July 24, 2009 (boomark / email).