Chapter 20 - Employment Relationships

Section 1 - Employment at Will

1. Understand and apply the rule of employment at will to employment questions

    a. Identify and apply contract, tort, and public policy exceptions to employment at will

    b. Explain Wendeln v. The Beatrice Manor as it pertains to wrongful discharge

    c. Explain the rules regarding whistleblowing, including the Arkansas Whistle-Blower Act

    Section 2 - Wage and Hour Laws

2. Identify basic wage and hour regulations, including child labor provisions, and minimum wage and overtime provisions

    a. Explain Mims v. Starbucks Corp.

Section 3 - Worker Health and Safety

3. Differentiate the role and purpose of OSHA versus state workers' compensation laws

    a.  Explain the basic application of workers' compensation laws

Section 4 - Income Security, Pension, and Health Plans

4. Explain the basic purposes of ERISA, COBRA and HIPPA

Section 5 - Family and Medical Leave Act

5. Apply the FMLA to employment disputes

Section 6 - Employee Privacy Rights

6. Explain basic workplace privacy laws, especially regarding workplace monitoring

    a. Apply protections under the US Constitution

    b. Apply the ECPA

    c. Examine the legality of e-mail monitoring, lie-detector tests, and drug testing, AIDS testing, and genetic testing of employees