Session 7 Flashcards
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Enforces laws prohibiting discrimination
Immigration Reform and Control act
Seeks to preserve jobs for American citizens and immigrants that are eligible to work in the US
FLSA
Fair Labor Standards Act
-establishes minimum wage/overtime pay/regulate employment of minors
Employment of minors
Must be 16 for non farm work
14-15 with work permit
Exemption from overtime
- Salary level
- Salary basis
- Job duties
Wage and hour division of US DoL
Enforces FLSA
Inspections can be random or after a complaint
Civil Rights Act of 1964
EEOC was created to enforce the anti discrimination law
Title 7 is discrimination in employment (race, color, religion, sex, etc.)
Sexual Harassment (1964)
Discrimination based
2 types
1. Quid pro quo
2. Hostile environment
Pregnancy Discrimination (1978)
Amended title 7 of civil rights act to include pregnancy, child birth, or related medical conditions
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
In 1997 - amended to include mental disabilities.
Age Discrimination (1967)
Applies to businesses with 20 or more employees and employees 40 yo +
FMLA (1993)
50 or more employees
1250 hours during 12 mo period immediately before leave
12 weeks of unpaid leave
Workers Comp
For accidental injuries, illnesses, deaths that arise out of employment
FUTA
Federal Unemployment Act
Need signed and dated form of last day of employment.
ERISA
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Title 1
Title 2
Title 4
Annual reports must be filed with DOL, IRS and PBGC as well as to participants and beneficiaries.
COBRA
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
20+ employees
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Mental Health Parity Act (1996)
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (1988)
We are not allowed to use poligraphs
Required DOL posters
FLSA
Minimum Wage
FMLA
Confidentiality
Veterinary - Client - Patient
Not all states specifically recognize this but the ethical standards still remains
Confidentiality and medical records
AVMA PVME (principal of vet med ethics) requires consent to release even to other veterinarians.
Confidentiality concerning potential animal abuse
Report cases that deserve reporting, but be prepared for backlash.
Confidentiality and state statutes and regulations
For states that do have statues or regulations, the client, not the veterinarian, owns the confidentiality and only the client can wave it.
Patient/client confidentiality and employee leaving the practice
Patient/client confidentiality and social media
Practice can’t dictate what employees post on their own social media sites, but can set guidelines that have disciplinary consequences if violated.
Social Media Policy
4 points
Identity Theft Programs
Needs to have a written policy and training
Risks of breaching confidentiality
Unauthorized disclosure of info or records may lead to a client claiming invasion of privacy
