Unless those student are over the age of 26, wouldn't they still be on their Parent's plan???
On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 9:41 AM, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > DCG posted: " Campus Reform: Officials at the University of Kansas > (KU) are capping student work hours to 20 hours a week because of > provisions of the Affordable Care Act—commonly known as Obamacare—that > require employers to provide health insurance for part-time e" Respond > to this post by replying above this line > New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/dcgere/> University cuts student > employment hours because of Obamacare > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/08/07/university-cuts-student-employment-hours-because-of-obamacare/> > by > DCG <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/dcgere/> > > [image: obamacare] > <http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/obamacare.jpg> > > Campus Reform <http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=5813>: Officials at the > University of Kansas (KU) *are capping student work hours to 20 hours a > week because of provisions of the Affordable Care Act*—commonly known as > Obamacare—that require employers to provide health insurance for part-time > employees. > > Since the news was announced last week, *many students are growing > increasingly concerned because of the recent decrease in their hours* > (previously capped at 30 hours a week for undergraduates) and growing > tuition. However, *university officials feel the cutbacks are necessary > in light of Obamacare's policy changes*. > > “The revised [KU] policy *seeks to balance the necessity for students to > make academic progress while managing potential fiscal liabilities with ACA*,” > Diane Goddard, vice provost for administration and finance said in an email > to the departments, according to the *Daily Kansan*. > <http://kansan.com/news/2014/07/29/new-policy-reduces-total-hours-for-students-working-on-campus/> > > Many students don’t feel that off-campus employment options can provide > the necessary accommodations for their busy schedules that campus jobs do. > > "If I have a test to study for I can let them [campus employers] know, and > they can give me any time off that I need, but I know that would not be the > case if I was working a service job," senior Kristina Nielander told KSHB > <http://www.kshb.com/news/to-comply-with-obamacare-the-university-of-kansas-caps-student-work-hours> > . > > Last semester KU had 4,850 student employees but university officials > claim only a handful worked more than 20 hours a week. Students like Rachel > Prather argue that every hour counts and confessed her concerns about > affording groceries on the recent cuts. > > "I need any extra income I can get, and that means every hour of the day > that I'm not in class I’m working and I value that a lot." > > *The ACA provisions ignited a discussion about the law of unintended > consequences for the university and officials are expecting backlash from > angry students.* > > “As the news starts to trickle out, I suspect we will see a lot of emails > coming into human resources,” Gavin Young, KU Spokesman told KSHB Kansas > City > <http://www.kshb.com/news/to-comply-with-obamacare-the-university-of-kansas-caps-student-work-hours> > . > > [image: elections have consequences] > <http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/elections-have-consequences.jpg> > > DCG > *DCG <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/author/dcgere/>* | August 7, 2014 > at 3:30 am | Tags: Obamacare > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=obamacare>, University of Kansas > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?tag=university-of-kansas> | Categories: > Education <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=15005908>, Health Care > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=20052>, Liberals/Democrats/Left > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=115894710>, Obama > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=376320>, Obama's America > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/?cat=12285619> | URL: > http://wp.me/pKuKY-rsi > > Comment > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/08/07/university-cuts-student-employment-hours-because-of-obamacare/#respond> > See all comments > <http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/08/07/university-cuts-student-employment-hours-because-of-obamacare/#comments> > > Unsubscribe > <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=7f89380f46003915c34c2cdd2b126a38&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com&b=aCuRI1%3DAh%5DBpNIOuIwMWUd_j%3FRvaejPbFGFl0Byt_jtL.bf-mD> > to no longer receive posts from Fellowship of the Minds. > Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions > <https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=7f89380f46003915c34c2cdd2b126a38&email=bovinescatologists%40gmail.com>. > > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > > http://fellowshipoftheminds.com/2014/08/07/university-cuts-student-employment-hours-because-of-obamacare/ > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com> > > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. 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