BLAW 2301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 29: Libor, Chat Room, Whistleblower
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Employee at will can be fired for a good, bad, or no reason at all. Family and medical leave act guarantees both men and women up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year for childbirth, adoption or a serious health condition. Employee must be allowed to return to the same or an equivalent job with the same pay and benefits. Act only applies to companies with 50 workers at least and to employees who have been with the company full time for at least a year. Wrongful discharge an employer may not fire a worker for a reason that violates basic social rights, duties or responsibilities: violating public policy firing someone for particularly bad reasons. Prohibits firing for bad reasons like violating fundamental rights, duties or responsibilities. Courts apply public policy rules when an employee. Employees may not be discharged for refusing to break the law. Employee cannot be fired for serving on a jury.
