D352 Employment and Labor Law Key Questions for OA2025-2026
Western Governors University
D352: Employment and Labor Law Key Questions
Section 1 (56% of OA)
1) What are the elements of standard (common) law privacy? Explain how common law is
created
as well as workplace actions that could support a tort action by an employee.
2) What protects public employees' right to privacy?
3) What protects private employees' right to privacy?
4) Describe how public employees’ right to privacy is protected differently than private employees.
5) What Explain is mediation.
6) What Explain is arbitration.
, What are some protections provided to whistleblowers?
7) What does the term “Employee at Will” mean?
8) Name Thoroughly discuss some the exceptions to “Employmentee at Will.”
9) What is an implied contract and how does an implied contract get created in the workplace?
10) What is a workplace tort?
Describe slander.
11) Describe libel. What is important for an employee to show when making a claim of defamation?
a. Explain the two types of defamation.
12) Define Explain the Immigration Reform and Control Act’s main provisions.
13) What is Equal Employment Opportunity?
14) What duties does the Equal Employment OOpportunity Commission perform?
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Western Governors University
D352: Employment and Labor Law Key Questions
Section 1 (56% of OA)
1) What are the elements of standard (common) law privacy? Explain how common law is
created
as well as workplace actions that could support a tort action by an employee.
2) What protects public employees' right to privacy?
3) What protects private employees' right to privacy?
4) Describe how public employees’ right to privacy is protected differently than private employees.
5) What Explain is mediation.
6) What Explain is arbitration.
, What are some protections provided to whistleblowers?
7) What does the term “Employee at Will” mean?
8) Name Thoroughly discuss some the exceptions to “Employmentee at Will.”
9) What is an implied contract and how does an implied contract get created in the workplace?
10) What is a workplace tort?
Describe slander.
11) Describe libel. What is important for an employee to show when making a claim of defamation?
a. Explain the two types of defamation.
12) Define Explain the Immigration Reform and Control Act’s main provisions.
13) What is Equal Employment Opportunity?
14) What duties does the Equal Employment OOpportunity Commission perform?
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