BUSA 2106 - LEGAL ENVIRONMENT: EMPLOYMENT LAW Edwin K. PalmerEmployment RelationshipsOriginally governing law was: Contract Tort AgencyEmployment RelationshipsFAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938… with issue remaining of…Employment RelationshipsEMPLOYMENT AT WILLState Common Law Exceptions: Contract Theory Tort Theory Public Policy o and it’s impact on whistleblowingo Civil Rights Act of 1964 – Retaliatory Firingo …and the State of GeorgiaEmployment Relationships Lie-Detector Testso Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 Drug Tests Physical Examinationso … and Genetic Testing, AIDS Testingo … Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act 2008 Psychological Testing Performance Monitoringo Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA)Employment RelationshipsCOBRA Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 Family and Medical Leave Act Fair Labor Standards Acto ... and the white collar exemptionsEmployment RelationshipsHEALTH AND SAFETY PROTECTION OSHA State Workers Compensation Acts Social Security Act Medicare Employee Retirement Income Security Act Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of
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