Chapter 51 provides knowledge of employment law. After reading the material in this chapter, you should be able to: Identify and describe legislation protecting worker safety, health, and well-being; regulating wages and hours, pensions and benefits, and income security; and that governs unionized workforces; explain employment-at-will doctrine and its major exceptions. | Regulation of Business Administrative Agencies The Federal Trade Commission Act and Consumer Protection Laws Antitrust: The Sherman Act 11 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Business Law, 13/e © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Regulation of Business The Clayton Act, The Robinson-Patman Act, and Antitrust Exemptions and Immunities Employment Law Environmental Regulation 11 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Business Law, 13/e © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Employment Law P A E T R H C 51 “Take care of those who work for you and you’ll float to greatness on their achievements.” . Burns, quoted in Men at the Top (Elliott, 1959) Learning Objectives Legislation protecting employee health, safety, and well-being Legislation protecting wages, pensions, and benefits Unions and collective bargaining Equal opportunity legislation Employee privacy and job security 51 - Historic rule of law: employment at will Employer may fire employee for any reason Doctrine . | Regulation of Business Administrative Agencies The Federal Trade Commission Act and Consumer Protection Laws Antitrust: The Sherman Act 11 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Business Law, 13/e © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Regulation of Business The Clayton Act, The Robinson-Patman Act, and Antitrust Exemptions and Immunities Employment Law Environmental Regulation 11 McGraw-Hill/Irwin Business Law, 13/e © 2007 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Employment Law P A E T R H C 51 “Take care of those who work for you and you’ll float to greatness on their achievements.” . Burns, quoted in Men at the Top (Elliott, 1959) Learning Objectives Legislation protecting employee health, safety, and well-being Legislation protecting wages, pensions, and benefits Unions and collective bargaining Equal opportunity legislation Employee privacy and job security 51 - Historic rule of law: employment at will Employer may fire employee for any reason Doctrine limited today by statutes and three common law exceptions: public policy, implied covenant of good faith & fair dealing, and employment promises In states recognizing exceptions, employee may sue employer for wrongful discharge Employment at Will 51 - In states recognizing exceptions to traditional rule, a terminated employee may sue the former employer for wrongful discharge or unjust dismissal May also include tort or contract claims Public Policy Exception Terminated employee claims the discharge was unlawful because it violated state public policy: employee refused to commit unlawful act, employee performed public duty, employee exercised legal right A whistle-blower is an employee who publicly discloses dangerous, illegal, or improper behavior by the employer 51 - Terminated employee claims the discharge was unlawful because it violated state public policy in one of three ways: Employee refused to commit unlawful act Employee performed public obligation such as military duty or
