Business Law II: Employment Law
Name:
1. Employment-At-Will:
2. The doctrine is based on the principle that:
Unions
Union Employees-
Exceptions to Employment-At-Will
Contracts
Protected Class
What can a contract job prevent
Who are the protected class?
you from doing?
Examples of Professions in a
union:
Examples of professions that may
use a contract:
Additional Exceptions to “At Will”
1. If the reason for your firing contravenes public policy
Example:
2. If the firing is discriminatory
Example:
Employee Privacy in “At Will” System
Drug Testing
1. Drug Free Workplace of 1988-
2. Do you think drug testing is a violation of your privacy rights?
3. What are some “other thing” employers can fire you for doing outside of work?
Term Contracts
You can be fired from a term contract in the following two ways:
“Just Cause”
Define Just Cause-
What 4 factors are considered
“satisfactory work”
1.
2.
3.
4.
Chapter 15.2: Employee Rights
Employee rights can be divided into 4 areas:
1.
2.
3.
4.
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act)
1. Identify the duties of the OSHA Agency
Being “bought out” of the contract
Environmental Policy Act
What government agency was established through the Environmental Policy Act of 1969?
Purpose of EPA:
Fair Wages and Benefits
Employee Privacy Rights
Fair Labor Standards Act
Description
Purpose:
Illinois Minimum Wage: 18 and older
$___________
17 and younger $__________
Equal Pay Act
Purpose:
The Equal Pay Act covers:
The Employment Retirement
Income Security Act
Purpose:
Define Pension:
What does the Act require employers to do?
The Family Medical Leave Act
A company with 50 employees is entitled to:
The employee is entitled to:
The Social Security Act
Define Social Security:
Purpose:
Unemployment Compensation
Purpose:
How is unemployment funded?
How may a person be disqualified for unemployment
compensation?
Workers’ Compensation
Purpose:
Employee Privacy Rights
Federal Privacy Act
Who it protects:
Discrimination Acts
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Drug Free Workplace Act
Who it applies to:
Employee Polygraph Protection Act
What is prohibits:
Description
Prohibits discrimination based on:
Disparate Treatment-
Disparate Impact-
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
An employer cannot create an:
Why shouldn’t employers establish maternity policies?
Immigration Reform Act
Makes employers responsible for:
Why do all job applicants have to show original
documentation when being hired?
Age Discriminations in Employment
Act
This act forbids:
When does the law not apply?
Americans with Disabilities Act
This Act forbids:
Sexual Harassment
Can occur:
1. Quid pro quo-
2. Hostile working environment-