Although Dr. Nasty is employed by Neurosurgical Associates of Lewiston, he is the head neurosurgeon with privileges at your hospital. He has a longstanding reputation for being verbally abusive to operating room (OR) staff. However, his patients love him, and he is clinically one of the best neurosurgeons in the area. You are the director of the OR and you have just received a request from a new scrub technician on staff to not work on cases with Dr. Nasty. The technician says that working with Dr. Nasty has resulted in high stress levels and that he has had to seek counseling to cope with the difficulties. Based on the legal and ethical considerations addressed in your readings, answer the following questions:

1. What specific labor laws might Dr. Nasty be violating?
2. As director of the OR, how would you handle this situation, including the scrub technician's request for transfer?