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Chapter 1 The Regulation of Employment
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Chapter 2 The Employment Law Toolkit: Resources for Understanding the Law and
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Recurring Legal Concepts
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Chapter 3 Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Chapter 4 Legal Construction of the Employment Environment Chapter 5
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B Affirmative Action B
Chapter 6 Race and Color Discrimination
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B Chapter 7 National Origin Discrimination
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B Chapter 8 Gender Discrimination Chapter 9
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B Sexual Harassment
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Chapter 10 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination Chapter 11
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Religious Discrimination
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Chapter 12 Age Discrimination Chapter 13
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B Disability Discrimination
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Chapter 14 The Employee’s Right to Privacy and Management of Personal
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Chapter 16 Selected Employment Benefits and Protections
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Chapter Objective B
The student is introduced to the regulatory environment of the employment relationship.
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The chapter examines whether regulation is actually necessary or beneficial or if,
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perhaps, the relationship would fare better with less governmental intervention. The
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concepts of ―freedom‖ to contract in the regulatory employment environment and non-
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compete agreements are discussed. Since the regulations and case law discussed in this
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text rely on an individual‘s classification as anemployer or an employee, those
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definitions are delineated and explored.
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Learning Objectives B
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At the conclusion of this chapter, the students should be able to:
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1. Describe the balance between the freedom to contract and the current
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regulatory environment for employment.
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2. Identify who is subject to which employment laws and understand the implication of
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eachof these laws for both the employer and employee.
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3. Delineate the risks to the employer caused by employee misclassification.
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4. Explain the difference between and employee and an independent contractor and
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the teststhat help us in that determination.
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5. Articulate the various ways in which the concept ―employer‖ is defined by the
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various employment-related regulations.
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6. Describe the permissible parameters of non-compete agreements.
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Scenarios—Points for Discussion B B
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Scenario One: This scenario offers an opportunity to review the distinctions between an
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employee and an independent contractor discussed in the chapter (see ―The Definition of
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Employee,‖ particularly Exhibits 1.3–1.5). Discuss the IRS 20-factor analysis, as it
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applies to Dalia‘s position. In light of the low level of control that Dalia had over her
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Bfees and her work process, and the limits upon her choice of clients, students should
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Bcome to the conclusion that Dalia is an employee (therefore, eligible to file an
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Bunemployment claim), rather than an independent contractor. B B B B B
Scenario Two: Soraya would not have a cause of action that would be recognized by
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Bthe EEOC. Review the section ―The Definition of ‗Employer‘‖ with students, and
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Bdiscuss the rationale that determines the status of a supervisor vis-à-vis anti-
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discrimination legislation. Because Soraya is Soraya‘s supervisor, not her employer, B B B B B B B B
Bhe cannot be the target of an EEOC claim of sexual
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CCC, Soraya‘s employer, would be vulnerable to an EEOC claim if the company lacked or
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Bfailedto follow a system for employee redress of discrimination grievances. However, in B B B B B B B B B B
Bthis case, CCC B appears to have a viable anti-discrimination policy
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Bthat it adhered to diligently; consequently, Soraya would be unlikely to win a
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Bdecision in her favor. The court in Williams v. Banning (1995) offered the
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following rationale for its decision in a similar case: B B B B B B B B
―She has an employer who was sensitive and responsive to her complaint. She can
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take comfort in the knowledge that she continues to work for this company, while
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her harasser
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likely to discourage other would be harassers. This is precisely the result Title
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VII was meant to achieve.‖
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Scenario Three: Students should discuss whether or not Mya non-compete agreement is likely
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Btobe found reasonable by a court, and elaborate the aspects of the agreement that B B B B B B B B B B B B
BMya might contest as unreasonable (see section below, ―Covenants Not to Compete‖).
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Does Mya have a persuasive argument that the terms of her non-compete agreement
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B are unreasonable in scope or duration?
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Might she have grounds to claim that the agreement prohibits her from making a living?
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Given the diversity of state laws regulating non-compete agreements, discuss the range of
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Blegal restrictions that might apply to Mya‘s particular agreement with her employer. As B B B B B B B B B B B
Ban employeewho works across several states, Mya‘s defense may depend upon the
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Bpresence—and specific language—of a forum selection clause in her non-compete B B B B B B B B
Bagreement. Consider what languagewould be more likely to provide Nan with a strong B B B B B B B B B B B B
Bdefense against the breach of contract claim. B B B B B B
Mya might also argue that the company‘s client list is available through public means,
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Band therefore, her access to this list should not be prohibited. B B B B B B B B B
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In order to teach this course, instructors have found that students must be made to feel
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Brelatively comfortable with their peers. Instructors will be asking the students to be B B B B B B B B B B B
Bhonest and to stay in their truth, even at times when they feel that their opinion
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