SolutionManual rc
Employment Law for Business, 10th Edition,
rc rc rc rc rc
Dawn Bennett-Alexander, Chapters 1 - 16
rc rc rc rc rc
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
rc rc
Chapter rc1 rcThe rcRegulation rcof rcEmployment
Chapter rc2 rcThe rcEmployment rcLaw rcToolkit: rcResources rcfor rcUnderstanding rcthe rcLaw r c and
rcRecurring rcLegal rcConcepts
Chapter rc3 rcTitle rcVII rcof rcthe rcCivil rcRights rcAct rcof rc1964
Chapter rc4 rcLegal rcConstruction rcof rcthe rcEmployment rcEnvironment r c Chapter rc5
Affirmative rcAction
rc
Chapter rc6 rcRace rcand rcColor rcDiscrimination
rc Chapter rc7 rcNational rcOrigin rcDiscrimination
rc Chapter rc8 rcGender rcDiscrimination rc r c Chapter rc9
Sexual rcHarassment
rc
Chapter rc10 rcSexual rcOrientation rcand rcGender rcIdentity rcDiscrimination rc Chapter
11 rcReligious rcDiscrimination
rc
Chapter rc12 rcAge rcDiscrimination r c Chapter rc13
Disability rcDiscrimination
rc
Chapter rc14 rcThe rcEmployee’s rcRight rcto rcPrivacy rcand rcManagement rcof rcPersonal
Information
Chapter rc15 rcLabor rcLaw rc857
Chapter rc16 rcSelected rcEmployment rcBenefits rcand rcProtections
Chapter rc1
, The rcRegulation rcof rcEmployment
Chapter rcObjective
The rcstudent rcis rcintroduced rcto rcthe rcregulatory rcenvironment rcof rcthe rcemployment rcrelationship.
rcThe r c chapter rcexamines rcwhether rcregulation rcis rcactually rcnecessary rcor rcbeneficial rcor rcif,
rcperhaps, rcthe r c relationship rcwould rcfare rcbetter rcwith rcless rcgovernmental rcintervention. rcThe
rcconcepts rcof rc―freedom‖ rcto r c contract rcin rcthe rcregulatory rcemployment rcenvironment rcand
rcnon-compete rcagreements rcare rcdiscussed. r c Since rcthe rcregulations rcand rccase rclaw rcdiscussed
rcin rc this rctext rcrely rcon rc an rc individual‘s rcclassification rc as r c an r c employer rcor rcan rcemployee,
rcthose rcdefinitions rcare rcdelineated rcand rcexplored.
LearningrcObjectives
(Click rcon rcthe rcicon rcfollowing rcthe rclearning rcobjective rcto rcbe rclinked rcto rcthe rclocation rcin rcthe
rcoutlinewhere rcthe rcchapter r c addresses rcthat rcparticular rcobjective.)
At rcthe rcconclusion rcof rcthis rcchapter, rcthe rcstudents rcshould rcbe rcable rcto:
1. Describe rcthe rcbalance rcbetween rcthe rcfreedom rcto rccontract rcand rcthe rccurrent
rcregulatory r c environment rcfor rcemployment. rc
2. Identify rcwho rcis rcsubject rcto rcwhich rcemployment rclaws rcand rcunderstand rcthe rcimplication rcof
rceachof r c these rclaws rcfor rcboth rcthe rcemployer rcand rcemployee. rc
3. Delineate rcthe rcrisks rcto rcthe rcemployer rccaused rcby rcemployee rcmisclassification. rc
4. Explain rcthe rcdifference rcbetween rcand rcemployee rcand rcan rcindependent rccontractor rcand
rcthe rctests r c that rchelp rcus rcin rcthat rcdetermination. rc
5. Articulate rcthe rcvarious rcways rcin rcwhich rcthe rcconcept rc―employer‖ rcis rcdefined rcby rcthe
rcvarious r c employment-related rcregulations. rc
6. Describe rcthe rcpermissible rcparameters rcof rcnon-compete rcagreements. rc
Detailed rcChapter rcOutline
Scenarios—Points rcfor rcDiscussion
, Scenario rcOne: rcThis rcscenario rcoffers rcan rcopportunity rcto rcreview rcthe rcdistinctions rcbetween rcan
r c employee rcand rcan rcindependent rccontractor rcdiscussed rcin rcthe rcchapter rc(see rc―The rcDefinition rcof
r c Employee,‖ rcparticularly rcExhibits rc1.3–1.5). rcDiscuss rcthe rc IRS rc20-factor rc analysis, rcas rcit
rcapplies rcto r c Dalia‘s rcposition. rcIn rclight rcof rcthe rclow rclevel rcof rccontrol rcthat rcDalia rchad rcover rcher
rcfees rcand rcher rcwork r c process, rcand rcthe rclimits rcupon rcher rcchoice rcof rcclients, rcstudents rcshould
rccome rcto rcthe rcconclusion rcthat r c Dalia rcis rcan rcemployee rc(therefore, rceligible rcto rcfile rcan
rcunemployment rcclaim), rcrather rcthan rcan r c independent rccontractor.
Scenario rcTwo: rcSoraya rcwould rcnot rchave rca rccause rcof rcaction rcthat rcwould rcbe rcrecognized rcby
rcthe rcEEOC. r c Review rcthe rcsection rc―The rcDefinition rcof rc‗Employer‘‖ rcwith rcstudents, rcand rcdiscuss
rcthe rcrationale rcthat r c determines rcthe rcstatus rcof rca rcsupervisor rcvis-à-vis rcanti-discrimination
rclegislation. rcBecause rcSoraya rcis r c Soraya‘s rcsupervisor, rcnot rcher rcemployer, rche rccannot rcbe
rcthe rctarget rcof rcan rcEEOC rcclaim rc of rcsexual r c harassment.
CCC, rcSoraya‘s rcemployer, rcwould rcbe rcvulnerable rcto rcan rcEEOC rcclaim rcif rcthe rccompany rclacked rcor
rcfailedto r c follow rca rcsystem rcfor rcemployee rcredress rcof rcdiscrimination rcgrievances. rcHowever, rcin
rcthis rccase, r c CCC r c appears rcto rchave rca rcviable rcanti-discrimination rcpolicy rcthat rcit rcadhered rcto
rcdiligently; rc consequently, rcSoraya r c would rcbe rcunlikely rcto rcwin rca rcdecision rcin rcher rcfavor. rcThe
rccourt rcin rc Williams rcv. rcBanning rc(1995) rcoffered rcthe r c following rcrationale rcfor rcits rcdecision rcin rca
rcsimilar rccase:
―She rchas rcan rcemployer rcwho rcwas rcsensitive rcand rcresponsive rcto rcher rccomplaint. rcShe rccan
rctake r c comfort rcin rcthe rcknowledge rcthat rcshe rccontinues rcto rcwork rc for rcthis rccompany, rcwhile
rcher rcharasser r c does rcnot rcand rcthat rcthe rccompany's rcprompt rcaction rcis rclikely rcto
rcdiscourage rcother rcwould rcbe r c harassers. rcThis rcis rcprecisely rcthe rcresult rcTitle rcVII rcwas
rcmeant rcto rcachieve.‖
Scenario rcThree: rcStudents rcshould rcdiscuss rcwhether rcor rcnot rcMya rcnon-compete rcagreement rcis rclikely
rctobe r c found rcreasonable rcby rca rccourt, rcand rcelaborate rcthe rcaspects rcof rcthe rcagreement rcthat
rcMya rcmight rccontest rcas r c unreasonable rc(see rcsection rcbelow, rc―Covenants rcNot rcto rcCompete‖).
rcDoes rcMya rchave rca rcpersuasive r c argument rcthat rcthe rcterms rcof rcher rcnon-compete rcagreement rcare
rcunreasonable rcin rcscope rcor rc duration?
Might rcshe rchave rcgrounds rcto rcclaim rcthat rcthe rcagreement rcprohibits rcher rcfrom rcmaking rca rc living?
Given rcthe rcdiversity rcof rcstate rclaws rcregulating rcnon-compete rcagreements, rcdiscuss rcthe rcrange rcof
rclegal r c restrictions rcthat rcmight rcapply rcto rcMya‘s rcparticular rcagreement rcwith rcher rcemployer. rcAs
rcan rcemployeewho r c works rcacross rcseveral rcstates, rcMya‘s rcdefense rcmay rcdepend rcupon rcthe
rcpresence—and rcspecific r c language—of rca rcforum rcselection rcclause rcin rcher rcnon-compete
rcagreement. rcConsider rcwhat rclanguage r c would rcbe rcmore rclikely rcto rcprovide rcNan rcwith rca rcstrong
rcdefense rcagainst rcthe rcbreach rcof rccontract rcclaim.
Mya rcmight rcalso rcargue rcthat rcthe rccompany‘s rcclient rclist rcis rcavailable rcthrough rcpublic rcmeans,
rcand r c therefore, rcher rcaccess rcto rcthis rclist rcshould rcnot rcbe rcprohibited.
General rcLecture rcNote rcfor rcEmployment rcLaw rcCourse
In rcorder rcto rcteach rcthis rccourse, rcinstructors rchave rcfound rcthat rcstudents rcmust rcbe rcmade rcto rcfeel
rcrelatively r c comfortable rcwith rctheir rcpeers. rcInstructors rcwill rcbe rcasking rcthe rcstudents rcto rcbe
rchonest rcand rcto rcstay rcin r c their rctruth, rceven rcat rctimes rcwhen rcthey rcfeel rcthat rctheir rcopinion rcon
rcone rcof rcthese rcmatters rcwill rcnot rcbe
Employment Law for Business, 10th Edition,
rc rc rc rc rc
Dawn Bennett-Alexander, Chapters 1 - 16
rc rc rc rc rc
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
rc rc
Chapter rc1 rcThe rcRegulation rcof rcEmployment
Chapter rc2 rcThe rcEmployment rcLaw rcToolkit: rcResources rcfor rcUnderstanding rcthe rcLaw r c and
rcRecurring rcLegal rcConcepts
Chapter rc3 rcTitle rcVII rcof rcthe rcCivil rcRights rcAct rcof rc1964
Chapter rc4 rcLegal rcConstruction rcof rcthe rcEmployment rcEnvironment r c Chapter rc5
Affirmative rcAction
rc
Chapter rc6 rcRace rcand rcColor rcDiscrimination
rc Chapter rc7 rcNational rcOrigin rcDiscrimination
rc Chapter rc8 rcGender rcDiscrimination rc r c Chapter rc9
Sexual rcHarassment
rc
Chapter rc10 rcSexual rcOrientation rcand rcGender rcIdentity rcDiscrimination rc Chapter
11 rcReligious rcDiscrimination
rc
Chapter rc12 rcAge rcDiscrimination r c Chapter rc13
Disability rcDiscrimination
rc
Chapter rc14 rcThe rcEmployee’s rcRight rcto rcPrivacy rcand rcManagement rcof rcPersonal
Information
Chapter rc15 rcLabor rcLaw rc857
Chapter rc16 rcSelected rcEmployment rcBenefits rcand rcProtections
Chapter rc1
, The rcRegulation rcof rcEmployment
Chapter rcObjective
The rcstudent rcis rcintroduced rcto rcthe rcregulatory rcenvironment rcof rcthe rcemployment rcrelationship.
rcThe r c chapter rcexamines rcwhether rcregulation rcis rcactually rcnecessary rcor rcbeneficial rcor rcif,
rcperhaps, rcthe r c relationship rcwould rcfare rcbetter rcwith rcless rcgovernmental rcintervention. rcThe
rcconcepts rcof rc―freedom‖ rcto r c contract rcin rcthe rcregulatory rcemployment rcenvironment rcand
rcnon-compete rcagreements rcare rcdiscussed. r c Since rcthe rcregulations rcand rccase rclaw rcdiscussed
rcin rc this rctext rcrely rcon rc an rc individual‘s rcclassification rc as r c an r c employer rcor rcan rcemployee,
rcthose rcdefinitions rcare rcdelineated rcand rcexplored.
LearningrcObjectives
(Click rcon rcthe rcicon rcfollowing rcthe rclearning rcobjective rcto rcbe rclinked rcto rcthe rclocation rcin rcthe
rcoutlinewhere rcthe rcchapter r c addresses rcthat rcparticular rcobjective.)
At rcthe rcconclusion rcof rcthis rcchapter, rcthe rcstudents rcshould rcbe rcable rcto:
1. Describe rcthe rcbalance rcbetween rcthe rcfreedom rcto rccontract rcand rcthe rccurrent
rcregulatory r c environment rcfor rcemployment. rc
2. Identify rcwho rcis rcsubject rcto rcwhich rcemployment rclaws rcand rcunderstand rcthe rcimplication rcof
rceachof r c these rclaws rcfor rcboth rcthe rcemployer rcand rcemployee. rc
3. Delineate rcthe rcrisks rcto rcthe rcemployer rccaused rcby rcemployee rcmisclassification. rc
4. Explain rcthe rcdifference rcbetween rcand rcemployee rcand rcan rcindependent rccontractor rcand
rcthe rctests r c that rchelp rcus rcin rcthat rcdetermination. rc
5. Articulate rcthe rcvarious rcways rcin rcwhich rcthe rcconcept rc―employer‖ rcis rcdefined rcby rcthe
rcvarious r c employment-related rcregulations. rc
6. Describe rcthe rcpermissible rcparameters rcof rcnon-compete rcagreements. rc
Detailed rcChapter rcOutline
Scenarios—Points rcfor rcDiscussion
, Scenario rcOne: rcThis rcscenario rcoffers rcan rcopportunity rcto rcreview rcthe rcdistinctions rcbetween rcan
r c employee rcand rcan rcindependent rccontractor rcdiscussed rcin rcthe rcchapter rc(see rc―The rcDefinition rcof
r c Employee,‖ rcparticularly rcExhibits rc1.3–1.5). rcDiscuss rcthe rc IRS rc20-factor rc analysis, rcas rcit
rcapplies rcto r c Dalia‘s rcposition. rcIn rclight rcof rcthe rclow rclevel rcof rccontrol rcthat rcDalia rchad rcover rcher
rcfees rcand rcher rcwork r c process, rcand rcthe rclimits rcupon rcher rcchoice rcof rcclients, rcstudents rcshould
rccome rcto rcthe rcconclusion rcthat r c Dalia rcis rcan rcemployee rc(therefore, rceligible rcto rcfile rcan
rcunemployment rcclaim), rcrather rcthan rcan r c independent rccontractor.
Scenario rcTwo: rcSoraya rcwould rcnot rchave rca rccause rcof rcaction rcthat rcwould rcbe rcrecognized rcby
rcthe rcEEOC. r c Review rcthe rcsection rc―The rcDefinition rcof rc‗Employer‘‖ rcwith rcstudents, rcand rcdiscuss
rcthe rcrationale rcthat r c determines rcthe rcstatus rcof rca rcsupervisor rcvis-à-vis rcanti-discrimination
rclegislation. rcBecause rcSoraya rcis r c Soraya‘s rcsupervisor, rcnot rcher rcemployer, rche rccannot rcbe
rcthe rctarget rcof rcan rcEEOC rcclaim rc of rcsexual r c harassment.
CCC, rcSoraya‘s rcemployer, rcwould rcbe rcvulnerable rcto rcan rcEEOC rcclaim rcif rcthe rccompany rclacked rcor
rcfailedto r c follow rca rcsystem rcfor rcemployee rcredress rcof rcdiscrimination rcgrievances. rcHowever, rcin
rcthis rccase, r c CCC r c appears rcto rchave rca rcviable rcanti-discrimination rcpolicy rcthat rcit rcadhered rcto
rcdiligently; rc consequently, rcSoraya r c would rcbe rcunlikely rcto rcwin rca rcdecision rcin rcher rcfavor. rcThe
rccourt rcin rc Williams rcv. rcBanning rc(1995) rcoffered rcthe r c following rcrationale rcfor rcits rcdecision rcin rca
rcsimilar rccase:
―She rchas rcan rcemployer rcwho rcwas rcsensitive rcand rcresponsive rcto rcher rccomplaint. rcShe rccan
rctake r c comfort rcin rcthe rcknowledge rcthat rcshe rccontinues rcto rcwork rc for rcthis rccompany, rcwhile
rcher rcharasser r c does rcnot rcand rcthat rcthe rccompany's rcprompt rcaction rcis rclikely rcto
rcdiscourage rcother rcwould rcbe r c harassers. rcThis rcis rcprecisely rcthe rcresult rcTitle rcVII rcwas
rcmeant rcto rcachieve.‖
Scenario rcThree: rcStudents rcshould rcdiscuss rcwhether rcor rcnot rcMya rcnon-compete rcagreement rcis rclikely
rctobe r c found rcreasonable rcby rca rccourt, rcand rcelaborate rcthe rcaspects rcof rcthe rcagreement rcthat
rcMya rcmight rccontest rcas r c unreasonable rc(see rcsection rcbelow, rc―Covenants rcNot rcto rcCompete‖).
rcDoes rcMya rchave rca rcpersuasive r c argument rcthat rcthe rcterms rcof rcher rcnon-compete rcagreement rcare
rcunreasonable rcin rcscope rcor rc duration?
Might rcshe rchave rcgrounds rcto rcclaim rcthat rcthe rcagreement rcprohibits rcher rcfrom rcmaking rca rc living?
Given rcthe rcdiversity rcof rcstate rclaws rcregulating rcnon-compete rcagreements, rcdiscuss rcthe rcrange rcof
rclegal r c restrictions rcthat rcmight rcapply rcto rcMya‘s rcparticular rcagreement rcwith rcher rcemployer. rcAs
rcan rcemployeewho r c works rcacross rcseveral rcstates, rcMya‘s rcdefense rcmay rcdepend rcupon rcthe
rcpresence—and rcspecific r c language—of rca rcforum rcselection rcclause rcin rcher rcnon-compete
rcagreement. rcConsider rcwhat rclanguage r c would rcbe rcmore rclikely rcto rcprovide rcNan rcwith rca rcstrong
rcdefense rcagainst rcthe rcbreach rcof rccontract rcclaim.
Mya rcmight rcalso rcargue rcthat rcthe rccompany‘s rcclient rclist rcis rcavailable rcthrough rcpublic rcmeans,
rcand r c therefore, rcher rcaccess rcto rcthis rclist rcshould rcnot rcbe rcprohibited.
General rcLecture rcNote rcfor rcEmployment rcLaw rcCourse
In rcorder rcto rcteach rcthis rccourse, rcinstructors rchave rcfound rcthat rcstudents rcmust rcbe rcmade rcto rcfeel
rcrelatively r c comfortable rcwith rctheir rcpeers. rcInstructors rcwill rcbe rcasking rcthe rcstudents rcto rcbe
rchonest rcand rcto rcstay rcin r c their rctruth, rceven rcat rctimes rcwhen rcthey rcfeel rcthat rctheir rcopinion rcon
rcone rcof rcthese rcmatters rcwill rcnot rcbe
