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bus225_u4_5review_assignment_word.docxUnit 4 Review Assignment
Please write in complete sentences. You should work on this assignment as you go through the assigned readings and chapters in your textbook. Avoid copying directly from the text. Your responses should be in your own words.
1. What is the purpose of workers’ compensation laws? How do they benefit both the employers and the employees? Define and briefly explain.
2. What is the purpose of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)? What are the requirements that the employer must provide for the FMLA?
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3. What is the Employment –at-Will Doctrine? How does it help or hurt employees and employers?
4. According to your textbook, what is the purpose of the Civil Rights Acts of 1866? What is the purpose of the Civil Rights Acts of 1871?
5. What is the purpose of the Equal Pay Act? What are the remedies available under the act for employees? What defenses are available to employers?
6. Explain two significant ways that the Civil Rights Act of 1991 has changed the application of Title VII.
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7. What are the rights of a creditor when the debtor doesn’t pay his/her debts? List and briefly explain each.
8. Do debtors have any rights if they don’t pay their creditor? If so, what are they?
9. What are the types of bankruptcy proceedings? Define and briefly explain each.
