ADM 2337 Chapter 2: ADM2337 - Chapter 2 The changing legal emphasis

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2 the changing legal emphasis: from compliance to valuing diversity. Limiting potential liability y y underlining shared responsibility y doing the right thing. Multiple legal jurisdictions for employment/labour law y provincial/territorial employment laves govern 90% of canadian workers y. Ferderal laws govern 10% of workers - the federal civil service, crown corporations and agencies, transportation, banking and communications. Legal framework for employment law in canada y constitutional law: charter of rights and freedoms y. Legislated acts of parliament: laws that regulate some areas of hr, e. g. Income tax act, occupational health and safety acts y regulations (for legislated acts: rules to aid in the interpretation of laws - regulatory bodies such as the human rights commissions y common law. Judicial precedents y contract law: collective agreements/employment contracts. Multiple legal jurisdictions for employment/ labour law y provincial/territorial employment laws govern 90% of canadian workers y.

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Refer to the table below:

Agency	Number of Employees (2011)
SOCIAL REGULATION
Consumer safety and Health	39,037
. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
. Food Safety and Inspection Service, etc.
Homeland Security	150,201
. Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
. Customs and Border security
. Immigration and Customs, etc.
Transportation	9,863
. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
. Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration
. Federal Railroad Administration, etc.
Workplace	12,351
. Occupational safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
. Mine Safety and Health Administration
. Employment standards Administration, etc.
Environment	26,900
. Environmental protection Agency (EPA)
. Forest and Rangeland Research
. Fish and Wildlife Service, etc
Energy	4,064
. Nuclear Regulatory Agency, etc
ECONOMIC REGULATION
General Business	17,517
. Patent and Trademark office
. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), etc.
Finance and Banking	14,985
. Federal Reserve System
. Federal Deposit insurance Corporation (FDIC)
. Comptroller of the Currency, etc
Industry-Specific Regulation	6,914
. Agricultural Marketing Service
. Federal Communications (FCC), etc.
Total Regulatory Employment:	281,832

If the average U.S. worker produces $60,000 of output per year, what is the annual opportunity cost of the federal regulatory workforce?

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As a financial manager in a health care organization, it is veryimportant to understand the regulatory and legal environment as itdictates insurance laws payment regulations, delivery of serviceand communication with federal and state agencies.

Assignment 1. From a financial point of view how does fee forservice payments under Medicare differ from fee for services fromtraditional indemnity?

Assignment 2. Discuss what is a corporate compliance plan. Listthe risks of the Health Care Organisation not complying withcorporate compliance plan. Who is responsible for internalcontrol?

Assignment 3. List the different Medicare plans.

Assignment 4. Why do you think it is important for health carefinancial management to pay attention to legislation from UnitedStates Congress and its state legislature? Discuss two pieces oflegislation that have changed health care financial management andwhy.

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Your organization is an organic food supplier with employees inthe following jurisdictions:

Manitoba

Prince Edward Island

Yukon

The organization is planning to implement a company-wide policywith respect to vacation leave and vacation pay that provides thesame benefits to all employees, regardless of their province ofemployment. As the Payroll Supervisor, provide Susan Fraser, theHuman Resources Manager, with the following information:

Identify four specific items relating to vacation leave andvacation pay that will have to be addressed in the policy to ensurecompliance with the employment/labour standards in eachjurisdiction.

Research the details for each of the items you have identifiedusing the course material and the employment/labour standardswebsite for each jurisdiction.

Using the results of your research, provide your recommendationsto Ms. Fraser on how to address each of these items in the policyto provide the employees with the best benefit, while keeping thecost to the organization at a minimum. Explain your reasoning.

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