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Excel in your human resources and legal studies with the official-style Solution Manual and Answer Guide for "Employment Law for Human Resource Practice," 7th Edition by David J. Walsh (ISBN: 9780357717547). This essential study resource provides expert-verified, step-by-step solutions to all Case Questions, "Just the Facts," and "Practical Considerations" presented in the textbook. Why this study guide is a must-have: • Complete Chapter Coverage: Detailed answers for all 17 chapters, ranging from the overview of employment law to unions, privacy, and downsizing. • Master Legal Tests: Clear explanations of critical frameworks like the Economic Reality Test, Common Law Test, and ABC Test used to distinguish employees from independent contractors. • Internship & Gig Economy Guidance: In-depth analysis of the "Primary Beneficiary Test" for unpaid interns and the evolving status of workers in the modern economy. • Discrimination & Accommodation Expertise: Comprehensive solutions for claims under Title VII, the ADEA, and the ADA, including the Interactive Process for reasonable accommodations. • Landmark Case Analysis: Detailed breakdowns and holdings for significant cases such as Bostock v. Clayton County (sexual orientation discrimination), People v. Uber Technologies (employment status), and EEOC v. Target Corp (hiring discrimination). • Regulatory Compliance: Master the complexities of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), OSHA safety standards, and ERISA benefits. Key Topics Detailed: • Whistleblower Protections: Mastery of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) retaliation claims. • Privacy & Electronic Monitoring: Insights into the ECPA and expectations of privacy regarding social media and workplace searches. • BFOQ Defense: Understanding when sex or other characteristics are legitimate occupational qualifications. This manual is the ultimate companion for HR students and professionals looking to verify their work and deeply understand the application of employment statutes in real-world business scenarios..

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SOLUTIONVMANUALVFOR
EmploymentVLawVforVHumanVResourceVPractice,V7thVEdition
ChapterV1-17

ChapterV1

Solution and Answer Guide V V V

DAVIDV WALSH,VEMPLOYMENTV LAWVFORV HUMANV RESOURCEV PRACTICEV 2024,VEDITION:V7,V9
780357717547;VCHAPTERV 1:VOVERVIEWV OFV EMPLOYMENTV LAW

TABLEVOFVCONTENTS
CaseVQuestions............................................................................................................................................ 2
WarnerVv.VUnitedVNaturalVFoods,VInc. .................................................................................................. 2
OTO,VL.L.C.Vv.VKho ............................................................................................................................... 4
EEOCVv.VAUTOZONE, ........................................................................................................................... 7
JustVTheVFacts............................................................................................................................................ 8
PracticalVConsiderations .......................................................................................................................... 10
ChapterVQuestions .................................................................................................................................... 11

©V2024VCengage.VAllVRightsVReserved.VMayVnotVbeVscanned,VcopiedVorVduplicated,VorVpostedVtoVaVpubl 1
iclyVaccessible
website,VinVwholeVorVinVpart.

,CASEVQUESTIONS

WARNERVV.VUNITEDVNATURALVFOODS,VINC.
513VF.VSuppV3dV477V(M.D.VPa.,VJanuaryV13,V2021)
PlaintiffVwasVanVemployeeVofVUnitedVNaturalVFoods,VInc.V(―UNFI‖),VaVRhodeVIslandVcorporati
onVthatVmaintainsVaVwholesaleVfoodVdistributionVoperationVinVYork,VPA.VOnVDecemberV16,V201
9,VUNFIVhiredVPlaintiffVDennisVWarnerVasVaVloaderVatVthatVYorkVlocation.VNeitherVofVPlaintiff‘
sVtheoriesVofVliabilityVwasVplausiblyVallegedV(HeVwasVwrongfullyVterminatedVbasedVonVhisVcom
plaintVtoVtheVDepartmentVofVHealth;VPlaintiffVclaimsVheVwasVfiredVbecauseVheVstayedVhomeVfro
mVworkVwhileVheVawaitedVtheVresultsVofVhisVCOVID-
19Vtest),VtheVcourtsVgrantedVtheVmotionVandVdismissalVofVthisVcase.
1. WhatVwasVtheVlegalVissueVinVthisVcase?VWhatVdidVtheVcourtVdecide?

Answer:

TheVlegalVissuesVwereVwhetherVtheVPlaintiffVwasVwrongfullyVterminatedVinVretaliati
onVforVhisVcomplaintVtoVtheVDepartmentVofVHealth,VorVbecauseVheVmissedVworkVp
endingVtheVresultVofVhisVCOVID-
19Vtest.VFurthermore,VtheVcaseVquestionsVwhetherVtheVPlaintiffVcanVallegeVtheVterm
inationVviolatesVaV―clearVmandateVofVpublicVpolicy.‖

2. WhatVargumentsVandVevidenceVsupportVtheVplaintiff‘sV(Warner)VclaimVthatVheVwasVwron
gfullyVterminated?

Answer:

TheVPlaintiffVarguesVthatVheVwasVwrongfullyVterminatedVbasedVonVhisVcomplai
ntVtoVtheVDepartmentVofVHealth.VThisVargumentVdoesVnotVholdVasVPlaintiffVwa
sVnotVunderVanyVaffirmativeVorVstatutoryVdutyVtoVreportVallegedVviolationsVofVt
heVexecutiveVbranch‘sVCOVID-19VmitigationVorders.
Plaintiff‘sVsecondVtheoryValsoVfails.VToVreiterate,VPlaintiffVclaimsVheVwasVfiredVbecause
VheVstayedVhomeVfromVworkVwhileVheVawaitedVtheVresultsVofVhisVCOVID-
19Vtest.VHeVaversVthatVbecauseVtheVSecretaryVofVHealth‘sVAprilV15VorderVinstructedVtha
tVsymptomaticVemployees
―shouldVnotifyVtheirVsupervisorVandVstayVhome,‖VheVwasVfollowingVtheVgovernmentVord
ersV(PennsylvaniaVDiseaseVPreventionVandVControlVLaw).
TheVPlaintiffVpleadsVthatVheVquarantinedVwhileVwaitingVforVtestVresultsVatVtheVdirec
tionVofVhisVsupervisors.VItVisVimplausibleVthatVDefendantVinstructedVhimVtoVstayVho
meVfromVworkVwhileVwaitingVforVhisVtestVresults,VandVthenVfiredVhimVbecauseVheV
stayedVhomeVwhileVwaitingVforVhisVtestVresults.

3. WhyVdoesVtheVcourtVruleVforVtheVdefendant-
employerVdespiteVexpressingVsympathyVforVtheVplaintiff?

Answer:

©V2024VCengage.VAllVRightsVReserved.VMayVnotVbeVscanned,VcopiedVorVduplicated,VorVpostedVtoVaVpubl 2
iclyVaccessible
website,VinVwholeVorVinVpart.

, AsVmentionedVinVquestionV2,VtheVcourtVsaidVthatVitVcouldVnotVsustainVaVclaimVpled
VinVthisVmanner.VBecauseVneitherVofVPlaintiff‘sVtheoriesVofVliabilityVisVplausiblyVall
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TheVPublicVPolicyVexceptionVcouldVbeVusedVifVlegislationVwasVdisobeyed,VbutVthatVi
sVnotVtheVcaseVhere.VWhatVconstitutesV―publicVpolicy‖VinVtheVCommonwealthVisVd
eterminedVbyVreferenceVtoVjudicialVdecisionsVofVPennsylvaniaVcourts,VtheVPennsylva
niaVconstitution,VandVstatutesVpromulgatedVbyVtheVPennsylvaniaVlegislature.VTheVcou
rtVisVsympatheticVtoVPlaintiff‘sVargumentVthatVDefendant‘sVconductVpotentiallyVunde
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19.VItVisValsoVtrueVthatVtheVGovernor‘sVandVSecretaryVofVHealth‘sVpowersVtoVmand
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19VmitigationVeffortVclearlyVviolatesVpublicVpolicyVwhereVthereVisVnoVaffirmativeVin
dicationVthatVtheVlegislatureVwouldVagree.

Furthermore,VPennsylvaniaVcourtsVhaveVrecognizedVtheVpublicVpolicyVexceptionVwhe
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ventsVtheVemployeeVfromVcomplyingVwithVaVdutyVimposedVbyVstatute;VorV(3)Vdischa
rgesVtheVemployeeVwhenVaVstatuteVexpresslyVprohibitsVsuchVtermination.VTheVcourtV
saidVthatVitVwasVskepticalVaboutVPlaintiff‘sVargumentVthatVthereVwasVanVarticulableV
andVrecognizableVpublicVpolicy,VwhichVwouldVbeVaVpremiseVforVaVwrongfulVtermina
tionVclaimVunderVeitherVtheory.

4. DoVyouVagreeVwithVtheVdecisionVinVthisVcase?VWhyVorVwhyVnot?

Answer:

Students‘VanswersVwillVdiffer,VbutVmostVmayVconcludeVthatVtheVPublicVPolicyVexem
ptionVdoesVnotVapplyVhere.VTheVwrongfulVterminationVevidenceValsoVdoesVnotVhold
,VasVEmploymentVinVPennsylvaniaVisVtypicallyVat-
will.V―[T]heVpresumptionVofVallVnon-
VcontractualVemploymentVrelationsVisVthatVitVisVat-
willVandV…VthisVpresumptionVisVanVextremelyVstrongVone.‖

5. What,VifVany,VimplicationsVdoesVthisVdecisionVholdVforVtheVeffortsVofVpublicVhealthVofficialsV
toVdealVwithVtheVCOVID-19Vpandemic?

Answer:

TheVspreadVofVCOVID-
19VwasVcontainedVwithVdifferentVexecutiveVorders,VwhichVwereVeffectiveVinVpublicV
healthVobjectives.VTheVgovernorVprohibitedVallVnon-life-
sustainingVbusinessesVfromVoperatingVonVMarchV19,V2020.VAprilV15,V2020,VtheVSec
retaryVofVHealthVorderedVessentialVbusinessesVtoVimplementVcertainVsocialVdistancin
g,Vmitigation,VandVcleaningVprotocolsVtoVhelpVcontainVtheVspreadVofVCOVID-
19.VTheVSecretaryVofVHealthValsoVinstructedVthatVemployeesVofVessentialVbusinesses
VwhoVdevelopVCOVID-19Vsymptoms

©V2024VCengage.VAllVRightsVReserved.VMayVnotVbeVscanned,VcopiedVorVduplicated,VorVpostedVtoVaVpubl 3
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website,VinVwholeVorVinVpart.

, ―shouldVnotifyVtheirVsuperiorVandVstayVhome.‖VSoonVafter,VtheVDepartmentVofV
HealthVcreatedVanVonlineVCOVID-
19VcomplaintVformVforVbusinessVpatronsVandVemployeesVtoVreportVanyVrelevantVi
ssuesVorVconcerns.

©V2024VCengage.VAllVRightsVReserved.VMayVnotVbeVscanned,VcopiedVorVduplicated,VorVpostedVtoVaVpubl 4
iclyVaccessible
website,VinVwholeVorVinVpart.

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