Regents OK six furlough days, changes in health insurance (w/policy) - MIMI ENSLEY, Red and Black

The Board of Regents approved added furlough days for faculty and staff at all institutions in the University System of Georgia, and also approved changes in health insurance programs affecting 5,000 employees during its monthly meeting in Atlanta on Wednesday. "The state has already required that employees take three [furlough days] prior to the end of this year," said John Vanchella, director of strategic communications for the Regents. The three previously mandated furlough days must be taken before the end of December, and the remaining three days will be taken between January and June next year, he said. The furlough days will affect all 40,000 employees in the University System, with the exception of the lowest paid workers - those with an annual salary of $23,660 or lower.