Answer the questions about employees' rights and the laws protecting these rights.

1. What are the differences between employee rights and employee conditions? (1 point)

2. What rights would an employee typically be granted by signing an employment contract? (1 point)

3. Use the table below to describe what employee rights are accorded by each of the following laws. (3 points)

Employment Law	Rights Protected Under Law
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
Immigration Reform and Control Act
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)

Analyze (10 points)

Analyze a variety of cases where different employment laws are involved.

1. Less than a year after Thomas starts a new job, he and his wife have their first child. Thomas would like to take a few weeks off from work in order to help his wife take care of the child, but his employer refuses this request on the grounds that they need him at work and that it will be too much trouble to hire a temporary employee.

a. Which employment law applies to this situation? (1 point)

b. Does the refusal of Thomas's employer to grant him this request constitute a violation of this law? (1 point)

2. Jan and a few of her coworkers are unhappy with many of the conditions in their workplace, and they decide to form a union. They know that they will meet a lot of resistance and that they must recruit other coworkers in order for a union to have a strong chance of succeeding. After work, Jan stands in the parking lot and hands union literature to her coworkers who are leaving to go home. The next day, she is told that she has been fired for doing this.

a. Which employment law applies to this situation? (1 point)

b. Does the company's decision to fire Jan constitute a violation of this law? (1 point)

3. Samuel, who works as a warehouse manager, is involved in an automobile accident and suffers many serious injuries that leave him bound to a wheelchair. After he recovers, he insists to his employer that he can continue to perform the job because most of his duties involve giving orders; however, his employer points out that the job description requires a warehouse manage to be able to lift heavy objects and remain standing for hours at a time. Samuel insists that the company can simply make accommodations for him so that he can return, but they refuse to allow him to remain in his position.

a. Which employment law applies to this situation? (1 point)

b. Does the refusal of Samuel's employer to allow him to remain in his position with accommodations constitute a violation of this law? (1 point)

4. Karen is very introverted, but she decides to apply for a job as an outside salesperson because she feels that it will help her to overcome her shyness around strangers. As part of her application process, she is asked to take a personality test. As she completes the test, she is confused about why she is being asked these questions, but she finishes the test anyway. Karen is not offered an outside sales position on the basis of her scores on the test. She finds this to be unfair because she feels that her knowledge of the company's products is far more important than her personality traits, and she considers contesting this decision.

a. Which employment law applies to this situation? (1 point)

b. Does the company's use of a personality test in choosing employees constitute a violation of this law? (1 point)

5. Nelson has worked as a warehouse associate for two months. One day he is asked to operate a forklift, which he has never done before. He learns how to operate it on his own rather quickly, and uses it to move crates for a few hours before he accidentally picks up too large a load and causes the forklift to capsize, breaking his arm. His supervisor then fires him for not being careful.

a. Which employment law applies to this situation? (1 point)

b. Does the supervisor's treatment of Nelson's situation constitute a violation of this law? (1 point)

Synthesize (25 points)

Conduct online research on contemporary cases involving employment law.

a.University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar(5 points)

Summarize the case.
What is your source?
What law was involved?
Was this law ruled to have been violated?

b.EEOC v. Kaufman Container (5 points)

Summarize the case.
What is your source?
What law was involved?
Was this law ruled to have been violated?

c.Chao v. Mallard Bay Drilling, Inc.(5 points)

Summarize the case.
What is your source?
What law was involved?
Was this law ruled to have been violated?

d.Ohio Pub. Employees Retirement System v. Betts (5 points)

Summarize the case.
What is your source?
What law was involved?
Was this law ruled to have been violated?

e. Bissonnette v. Highland Park Market, Inc.(5 points)

Summarize the case.
What is your source?
What law was involved?
Was this law ruled to have been violated?