, filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, says part-time faculty are compensated only for classroom time and office hours, even though the district knows they spend additional time on activities related to teaching, like prepping for lectures and grading student work.
"Although this outside-the-classroom work is essential to teaching their classes effectively, and the District knows and indeed expects part-time faculty members to perform this additional work, part-time hourly instructional faculty members are not paid for their out-of-classroom time," the lawsuit says."As a result, part-time hourly instructional faculty members earn so little that it is virtually impossible for them to earn a living through their community college teaching.
The plaintiffs, Karen Roberts and Seija Rohkea, are seeking back pay, plus interest. They also want retirement contributions on those wages, damages on behalf of about 600 affected part-time faculty identified by their attorneys and a court order obligating the district “to compensate part-time hourly instructional faculty members at no less than the minimum wage for each hour worked, including for the outside-the-classroom time that is required to teach their classes effectively.
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