UW-System Regents Committee Approve Imposing Employee Furloughs
Friday, April 17th, 2020 -- 9:35 AM
(AP) -A University of Wisconsin System regents committee overwhelmingly approved imposing employee furloughs Thursday as campuses grapple with the coronavirus pandemic’s economic fallout.The regents’ executive committee voted unanimously during a 20-minute teleconference to authorize system President Ray Cross to develop furlough plans for regional institutions and UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank to develop a specialized plan for the flagship campus. The plans are subject to review by the full Board of Regents but don’t need its approval. Cross told the committee moments after the vote that he has already drafted a plan for the system that will run from Friday though June 30. Cross will have the authority to impose furloughs on system administration employees. Chancellors will have the authority to impose furloughs at their schools.
They must report such plans to Cross before furloughs begin. Furloughs may be assigned for consecutive days or intermittently. The maximum consecutive-day furlough will be three months and intermittent furloughs can’t exceed one day every two weeks. Furloughed employees will be able to apply for unemployment checks if they lose more than eight hours in a 40-hour work week and earn less than $500 in that week.
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