September 6, 2002

Adjuncts' Complaint May Delay Settlement of Lawsuit in Washington State

By JAMILAH EVELYN

A state-court judge in Washington has tentatively approved a $12-million settlement between more than 1,600 part-time instructors at community colleges and the state officials they sued over retirement benefits. But payment of the benefits has been delayed by a formal complaint that the state did not adequately notify potential recipients about the settlement.

Keith Hoeller, co-founder of the Washington Part-Time Faculty Association, said that some instructors who may be affected by

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