Long term substitute not being raised pay

[ILoveMyCello]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio

I am a long term substitute in a public school district. I am expected (but not confirmed) to work the whole year. The board policy states that after 60 days of consecutive work in one position, subs are to be raised pay (to full time teacher pay) and eligible for health benefits. I have worked 87 days and am still being paid a daily sub rate, which is 150 a day LESS than what I should be paid. The excuse is that the superintendent has not approved the teacher's leave to be a full year yet, and I can't seem to get anyone to give me a date when that will happen. In addition, I have filled out health insurance forms, but was told I cannot be covered until 1/1/2014. Substitutes are not covered under a union. Help me!!!!

 

[cbg]

You have two separate issues here.

1.) Under no law are you owed a raise. In fact, under no law are you owed anything more than the higher of state or Federal minimum wage, if different, and overtime if you work over 40 hours in a week (if non-exempt) or $455 per week (if exempt). Whether or not they are REQUIRED to increase your pay, and if they are when, depends on whether or not the district policy is written in such a way as to constitute a legally binding contract. That is something that no one here can tell you. You are certainly free to address the issue with a local employment attorney or with the state DOL.

2.) I can think of at least two legal reasons why they may not be able to start your health insurance until January 1. When an employer can start your health insurance is very rigidly determined by law. What reason did they give you?

 

[ILoveMyCello]

The reason was that my 61st day of consecutive employment fell in open enrollment.
I'm not so concerned about the insurance-I purchased a short term plan until 1/1. I'm more concerned with the board policy (posted on their website) stating my pay is to be raised-and it hasn't.

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Ohio

I am a long term substitute in a public school district. I am expected (but not confirmed) to work the whole year. The board policy states that after 60 days of consecutive work in one position, subs are to be raised pay (to full time teacher pay) and eligible for health benefits. I have worked 87 days and am still being paid a daily sub rate, which is 150 a day LESS than what I should be paid. The excuse is that the superintendent has not approved the teacher's leave to be a full year yet, and I can't seem to get anyone to give me a date when that will happen. In addition, I have filled out health insurance forms, but was told I cannot be covered until 1/1/2014. Substitutes are not covered under a union. Help me!!!!

I am not sure that anyone here CAN help you. I once entered into an agreement to teach a year of Spanish at a middle school with the same sort of promises...and the same "delays" in the promises being fulfilled. It wasn't something I normally would have agreed to do, but I was heavily involved in the school system, and people convinced me to postpone my job searching in my normal career because I was "desperately needed". Well into the first semester I started making inquiries into the promises and got similar excuses. Then suddenly weird things started happening like letters being sent out to parents explaining that I wasn't a "real teacher" and asking them if they had any objections to me teaching their children...and other oddities. Finally I gave up and resigned after the first semester.

I really hated doing it because the children were seriously learning...even the kids that I had been warned about as discipline problems, but it was clear that the school system wasn't prepared to live up to their promises and I simply couldn't continue to operate on 65 dollars a day...which was like a 12 hour day when all was said and done.

So...about all you can really do is be a squeaky wheel...but being a squeaky wheel could result in in them trying to find ways to put someone else in that classroom. Sorry...