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Chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Employment-at-Will | A concept of employment whereby either the employer or the employee can end the employment at any time, for any reason. |
| Factors Affecting Employment-at-Will | Federal and state statutes, executive orders, and case law. Contracts between a worker and an employer. Collective bargaining agreements between companies and unions. Civil service rules for government workers. |
| Wrongful discharge | An employer risks litigation if there is no just cause (legal reason) for firing an employee. |
| just cause | legal reason |
| Public policy | The common law concept of wrongful discharge when an employee has acted for the “common good. |
| Protected policies | • Refusal to commit an illegal act. • Whistleblowing. • Performing a legal duty. • Exercising a private right. |
| Types of Discrimination | race, color, religion, or national origin, or being male, female, or transgender, Age, Disability, Pregnancy, Union |
| Wagner Act of 1935. | guarantees workers the right to form unions and engage in collective bargaining |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | legally ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin |
| Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 | protects workers and job applicants who are 40 years of age or older from discrimination based on age |
| Rehabilitation Act of 1973 | protects individuals with disabilities from discrimination in federal employment, federal programs, and programs receiving federal financial assistance. |
| Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1976. | prohibit workplace discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions |
| Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 | is a landmark civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life |
| Civil Rights Act of 1991 | a United States labor law passed to strengthen federal civil rights laws and provide monetary damages for intentional employment discrimination |
| Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (G I N A). | stops health insurance companies and employers from treating people unfairly because of their genetic information |
| Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. | resets the 180-day statute of limitations for filing an equal-pay lawsuit with each new discriminatory paycheck |
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