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1
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Jane has diabetes and must have a drink next to the cash register at her workstation

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ADA

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2
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Jane has diabetes and must have a drink next to the cash register at her workstation

How many employees are required for this law

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15

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3
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Jane has diabetes and must have a drink next to the cash register at her workstation

What is the OBLIGATION OF THE EMPLOYER. Name the first step.

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essential functions of job

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Jane has diabetes and must have a drink next to the cash register at her workstation

What is the OBLIGATION OF THE EMPLOYER. Name the Second and Third Step

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-reasonable accommodations
- undue burden

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5
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Jane has diabetes and must have a drink next to the cash register at her workstation

Where would Jane file a complaint

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EEOC

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6
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Jane has diabetes and must have a drink next to the cash register at her workstation

How long would Jane have to file a complaint

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180 Days

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7
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Jane hurts her back at work when she is lifting boxes.

What law applies?

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TN Workers Comp

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8
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Jane hurts her back at work when she is lifting boxes.

How many employees?

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5+

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9
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After Jane hurts her knee at work, the doctor states she needs surgery. Jane will miss 2 weeks of work.

Jane works for an employer with 1000 employees.
What law applies?

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FMLA

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10
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After Jane hurts her knee at work, the doctor states she needs surgery. Jane will miss 12 weeks of work. Jane works for an employer with 1000 employees.

How many employees are required for that law?

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50 witin 75 mile radius

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11
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After Jane hurts her knee at work, the doctor states she needs surgery. Jane will miss 2 weeks of work. Jane works for an employer with 1000 employees.

How long must Jane work for the employer to be covered by that law?

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1 year and 1,250 hours

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12
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After Jane hurts her knee at work, the doctor states she needs surgery. Jane will miss 2 weeks of work.
Jane works for an employer with 1000 employees.

Where would Jane file a complaint

A

US Department of Labor

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13
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After Jane hurts her knee at work, the doctor states she needs surgery. Jane will miss 2 weeks of work.
Jane works for an employer with 1000 employees.

How long would Jane have to file a complaint

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2 years

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14
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After Jane hurts her knee at work, the doctor states she needs surgery. Jane will miss 2 weeks of work.
Jane works for an employer with 1000 employees.

Jane needs to take off for a family member. What family members can she take off?

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spouse
child
parent

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15
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Patricia works at Sami’s Café Inc. Because of her religion (Pentecostal) her faith prohibits her from wearing pants so she must wear a skirt.

What state law applies?

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TN Human rights act

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16
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Patricia works at Sami’s Café Inc. Because of her religion (Pentecostal) her faith prohibits her from wearing pants so she must wear a skirt.

Where would Patricia file a claim under state law?

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tn human rights comission

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17
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Patricia works at Sami’s Café Inc. Because of her religion (Pentecostal) her faith prohibits her from wearing pants so she must wear a skirt.

What federal law applies?

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title 7 civil rights act

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18
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Patricia works at Sami’s Café Inc. Because of her religion (Pentecostal) her faith prohibits her from wearing pants so she must wear a skirt.

List the first step of Sami’s Café Inc legal obligations

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reasonable accommodation

19
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Patricia works at Sami’s Café Inc. Because of her religion (Pentecostal) her faith prohibits her from wearing pants so she must wear a skirt.

List the second step of Sami’s Café Inc legal obligations

A

undue burden

20
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Patricia works at Sami’s Café Inc. Because of her religion (Pentecostal) her faith prohibits her from wearing pants so she must wear a skirt.

Where would Patricia file a complaint under this federal law

A

eeoc

21
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Patricia works at Sami’s Café Inc. Because of her religion (Pentecostal) her faith prohibits her from wearing pants so she must wear a skirt.

How long would Patricia have to file a complaint under this federal law

A

180 days

22
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Jane hurts her knee and misses 12 weeks of work and gets paid work comp benefits.
NOW she returns to work but her doctor states her doctor states Jane must sit 90 percent of her day.

What law applies?

A

ADA

23
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Jane hurts her knee and misses 12 weeks of work and gets paid work comp benefits.

NOW she returns to work but her doctor states her doctor states Jane must sit 90 percent of her day.

How many employees?

A

15

24
Q

Jane is fired for being 50 years old. Jane’s employer has 10 employees

What law applies?

A

tn human rights act

25
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Jane is fired for being a 42 years old. Jane’s employer has 18 employees

Where does Jane file a complaint?

A

tn human rights commission

26
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Jane is fired for being a 42 years old. Jane’s employer has 25 employees

What federal law applies?

A

adea

27
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Joe wants to put his employees on salary so he does not have to pay overtime. What law applies

A

fair labor standards act

28
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What employers are obligated to follow that law?

A

gross sales $500,000 a year

29
Q

What is one requirement for employee‘s to be exempt from overtime.

A

primary job duty of management (hire/fire)

30
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What is the second requirement for employee‘s to be exempt from overtime.

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weekly amount of $684

31
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Where does an employee file a claim regarding wages

A

US Department of Labor

32
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A new federal law prevents employers from requiring mandatory arbitration in claims related to _________

A

Sexual harassment

33
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Jane has told her employer many times that a garage door is defective and unsafe. The employer refused to fix it.

What law pertains to the safety of employees.

A

OSHA

34
Q

Jane has told her employer many times that a garage door is defective and unsafe. The employer refused to fix it. Jane reports employers.

How many employees are required

A
35
Q

Jane is fired for reporting her employer for not fixing the garage door.

What legal theory would Jane have a claim

A

whistleblowing

36
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Wendy works for Pediatrics 2000 and requests not to attend a company party because she is Jehovah’s Witness. Pediatrics 2000 has allowed other employees not to attend company parties.

What federal law applies

A

Title 7

37
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Wendy works for Pediatrics 2000 and requests not to attend a company party because she is Jehovah’s Witness. Pediatrics 2000 has allowed other employees not to attend company parties.

How many employees are required for this federal law

A

15+

38
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An ethical philosophy that focuses on the impacts of a decision on society or on key stakeholders.

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outcome based ethics

39
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Look at how that decision affects the rights of others

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principal rights

40
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An ethical philosophy rooted in the idea that every person has certain duties to others.

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Deontology (Duties and Rights)

41
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_______________–weighing the costs of a given action against the benefits of the action.

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cost benefit analysis

42
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All governmental agency meetings in which decisions are made must be open to the public. This is called

A

sunshine law

43
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An airline has an opening for a pilot. The company can show that the aircraft can be safely and efficiently operated only by persons who can easily reach all of the controls in the cockpit. Passenger safety is the prime concern of the airline, and pilots must be a certain height to operate the aircraft.

This defense where an employer asserts a legitimate, job-related purpose is

A

business necessity

44
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Mary works full time for Jones Inc which has 100 employees and has worked there for 10 years. Mary is denied a promotion based on her religion. Mary continues to work on the production line and is hurt when the machine malfunctions. Mary must have surgery and is off for three weeks. When Mary returns, she reports her employer for IRS violations and is again denied a promotion. After working another year, Mary’s supervisor says she just turned 40 years of age, she is fired.
1. Name first law (federal)
2. Name second law
3. Name third law
4. Name fourth law
5. Name fifth law (state)

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  1. Title 7
  2. TN Workers Comp
  3. FMLA
  4. Whistleblowing
  5. TN Human Rights Act

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