Employment Law Course Outline
Employment Law
Professor Harold J. Datz
Harold.datz@gmail.com
Page numbers are in Employment Law, Rothstein and Liebman, 7th Ed., and 2012 Supp
I.
Work and Law
A.
Work and Society
Labor Law and Employment Law-Differences
The Debate-Regulation v. Freedom
Bammert v. Don’s
11
II.
The Development of Employment Law
A.
Sources of Modern Employment Law
McAuliffe v. New Bedford
32
Rutan v. Republican Party
38
Collective Bargaining & the NLRA-Concerted Activity, 44-47
Alexander v. Gardner Denver
415 U.S. 36
14 Penn Plaza v. Pyett,
63, Note 5
III.
The Hiring Process
A.
Introduction
EEOC v. Consolidated Service
B.
C.
D.
E.
IV.
79
The Labor Pool
Aramark v. SEIU
Hoffman Plastics v NLRB
Greenwalt v. Indiana
88
96
151
Medical Screening
Griffin v. Steeltek
160 F. 3d 591
Drug Testing
NTEU v. Van Raab
170
Negligent Hiring
Malorney v. B & L
191
Discrimination
A.
Discrimination Based on Race or Sex
McDonnell Douglas v. Green
Preston v. Wisconsin
Back v. Hastings
206
227
230
B.
C.
V.
VI.
VII.
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
Griggs v. Duke Power
BFQQ
Wilson v. S.W. Airlines
Staub v. Proctor
Gross v. FBL
Ricci v. DiStefano
211
240
264-265
265
33 of Supp
349, Note 7
311
Retaliation
Burlington v. White
Gomez-Perez v. Potter
Crawford v. Nashville
303
310, Note 7
299
Discrimination Based on Factors Other Than Race or Sex
Reed v. Great Lakes
325
Fragrante v. Honolulu
334
Sutton v. UAL
352
Engquist v. Oregon
205 (top of page)
ADA Amendments
358-360
Wages & Hours
Basic Provisions
Donovan v. Dial America
IBP v. Alvarez
392
398
423
Health Benefits
Sally v. Dupont
Lang v. Star Herald
In re Union Pacific
Alaska CLU v. State
Ragsdale v. Wolverine
500
550
554
564
540
Freedom in the Workplace
Kelly v. Johnson
Jesperson v. Harrah’s
Pennsylvania State Police v. Suders
Harris v. Forklift
Oncale v. Sundowner
Rankin v. McPherson
Garcetti v. Ceballos
NLRB. v. Washington Aluminum
Chambers v. Omaha Girls Club
573
581
589
599
605
631
639
654
675
VIII.
Occupational Safety and Health
Frank Diehl Farms v. Secretary
Whirlpool v. Marshall
Marshall v. Barlow’s
UAW v. Johnson Controls
692
732
738
746
IX.
Disabling Injury and Illness
Weiss v. City Milwaukee
599 N.W. 2nd 588
Mulcahey v. New England Newspapers, 488 A. 2nd 681
Teal v. E.L. Dupont
825
X.
Discharge
Whistleblower Laws
Bard v. Bath Iron
Gordon v. Mathew Bender
Pugh v. See’s Candies
Wooley v. Hoffman-La Roche
Lingle v. Norge
Perry v. Sindemann
Fortune v. NCR
Gardner v. Loomis
839
839
858
866
872
932
847, Note 1
885
925
Employee Duties to Employer
Mercer Management v. Wilde
Handicapped Children’s Board
980
966
Unemployment
Local 1330 USW v. U.S. Steel
Jaime v. Director
Price v. Board
1027
1071
1084
Retirement
L.A. v. Manhart
Fleming v. Nestor
Califano v. Goldfarb
Vallone v. CAN
Larue v. De Wolff
1166
1175
1188
1196
1140
XI.
XII.
XIII.