A Work Please

1. What is USERRA, and what is its importance? In today’s world where employers seem to be diligent in providing fairness in the workplace, is this Act still relevant? (100 words)

    

2. Should an employer be allowed to terminate an employee for working during her lunch break even though the employer mandated that she take a lunch break? If yes, do you think the employer had just cause to terminate her? Google the story on Sharon Smiley and Equity Lifestyle Properties in Chicago, IL to find a plethora of information on the event. (100 words)

   Some links to the story are below:

   http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-01-18/business/ct-met-lunch-break-fired-20120116_1_unemployment-benefits-hard-work-extra-work
   
   http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2012/01/17/chicago-secretary-fired-working-during-lunch-wins-court-battle/

    

3. Suppose that you are an employer with 110 employees and a group health plan. How would the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act affect your company? Is it worth your while to avoid making changes that affect the grandfathering status of your plan? (250 words)

    

4. Should an employer be allowed to automatically deduct a meal break period from an employee as a standard payroll deduction, or should the employee first actually take the break before such a deduction occurs?
   
   Did the 6th circuit court in Frye v. Baptist Memorial Hospital get it wrong? Explain your response.  (250 Words)

    

   To find the case, you can Google it, or visit the following link: http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/12a0926n-06.pdf

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Reference:

 Walsh, D. J. (2013). Employment law for human resource practice (4th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western.