Business Law Final (3 Employment at Will)

Employment at Will

The employer can take make any employment decisions at any time for any reason or for no reason at all, so long as there is not an illegal motive

Unemployment Compensation

Social safety net for people who lose their job for no fault of there own

What are some major employment decisions?

• Promotions

• Demotions

• How much you’re paid

Griffith Law

Regulations a union has to operate

• Requirements

  • Democratic

  • Transparent

  • Equal Protection

  • Free speech

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Provides family member with rights to 12 weeks unpaid leave

• It only applies to large employers

  • Age <49

Disqualifiers from receiving unemployment

• Quitting your job voluntarily

• Fired for cause and must be documented

Workers Compensation

a state level program funded by the employer

To be able to receive

• Employee is not at fault

• Cannot sue your employer

• Is mandatory

What are workers’s Ccompensation benefits?

• Medical Bills

• Lost Wages

• Permanent Impairment

Title VII of the Civil Right Act of 1964

• Foundation

• Establishes protective classes

What are the protective classes?

• Race

• Sex

• Religion

• Color

• National Origin

• Pregnancy

• Genetics

• Ages <40

What are the discriminatory claims?

• Disparate Treatment

• Disparate Impact

• Harassment

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination claims based protected class status

Disparate Impact

Discrimination claims from practices that aren’t discrimitory but disproprotionate impact on protected classes

Harassment

Discrimination claims against the protective classes

BFOQ Defense

legitamate job requirements

Employee claim defenses

• Merit

• Seniority

• BFOQ