Why should an employer with at-will employees be interested in providing due process?

How do organizations evaluate the effectiveness of their compensation programs?

What are the key considerations and legal obligations when hiring employees or engaging independent contractors?

How will the policy Paid Sick Leave Act be evalutated?

How has the government impacted the growth and stability of labor unions? Is your state a “right-to-work” state. Are there many union workers in your town or state? Do you see labor unions gaining strength or declining in your state in the future?

Give some of the differences between legally required benefits an employer must give to employees and the discretionary benefits they may elect to provide.

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations must be provided to allow a qualified employee to perform the essential functions of a job. These accommodations could range from reserved parking, to a specific software program, to allowing service animals in the workplace.   Consider a situation in which a person with a physical disability is hired in a car manufacturing company. As his manager, how would you determine a reasonable and appropriate accommodation for your new hire?    Consider if the new hire requested an inappropriate accommodation, how would you respond? What are 2 resources you could use to support your effort? Discuss your responses and provide links to the resources.

Why are worker's compensation benefits the sole remedies for workplace injuries of employees, as discussed in Guy v. Arthur H. Thomas Co. and Suburban Hospital v Kirson? What is the “social contract” referred to in the latter opinion?

Should the government require employers to offer their workers paid sick leave. If so, why?  If not, why not?

What are some of the possible drawbacks for companies that employ temporary workers?  do these drawbacks outweigh the cost savings?