The case study describes Southeastern PA Transport Authority SEPTA (3rd Circuit, 10/15/02), should draw your attention to tests you might give to applicants: for example, strength tests, typing tests, dexterity tests, skill tests, even shorthand tests. Almost all employers give some sort of employment test to applicants or have at...
The case study says one of the primary work trends of the future is telecommuting, i.e., working away from the workplace, generally in an office at home. Although many commentators have been predicting the end of the trend, it continues to grow. Between 2000 and 2001, the number of employees...
The case study answers the question Can an employer deny a worker a job because it is pretty sure that the job will be a serious danger to him? Or does a worker have the right to deliberately and knowingly assume that danger, in essence saying "I know the risks...
The case study discusses, If an employer makes an attempt to accommodate an employee with a disability and the arrangement fails, has the employer then met its responsibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act? That was the question recently posed before the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Read the...
The case study says Charles Deboard, William Wood, and others were employees of Woods Petroleum Corporation. In 1985, Woods Petroleum became a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunshine Mining and Refining Company. As part of the merger agreement, Sunshine agreed it would not terminate or modify any existing Woods’ employee-benefit welfare...
