Course Code: REL-ALL-0-HRLT
Hours: 1.5
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028
Learning Objectives:
Recognize the scope of an employee’s right to privacy in the workplace.
Identify an employee’s right to a safe workplace and an employer’s responsibilities under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Discuss the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and an employee’s right to be free of discrimination in the workplace.
Identify federal laws regulating wages, hours, health care, leave, labor relations, and other labor topics.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Employee Privacy
The Role of Human Resources
The Basis of Human Resource Management
Federal and Specific Regulations
Employee Privacy
Federal Protections
Employee Privacy Protection
Disclosing Personal Employee Information
Personal Identifiable Information (PII)
Workplace Communication
Social Media
Lifestyle Discrimination
Free Speech in the Workplace
Video Monitoring
Personal Belongings
Drug Testing
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Urine Tests
Discipline
Results
Workplace Romances
Review
Summary
Section 3: Employee Safety and Protections
The Occupational Safety and Health Act
General Duty Clause of The OSH Act
General Duty Requirements
Standards and Requirements
Workplace Hazards and Hazard Preventions
OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard
Job Safety and Health: It’s the Law
Creation and Maintenance of a Safe and Healthy Workplace
Whistleblower Protections
Review
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Reasonable Accommodations
Race and Color
Religion
Sex and Gender
National Origin
Review
Age
Disability
Genetic Information
Equal Pay
Pregnancy
Harassment
Filing Charges
Filing Lawsuits
Retaliation
Review
Summary
Section 4: Labor and Labor Relations
Labor and Labor Relations
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Workers’ Compensation
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Review
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
Health Care
Labor Relations
Forming and Joining Unions
Good Faith Between Employer and Union Representatives
Taking Necessary Action to Form a Union
Concerted Activity
Employer Protections During Termination
Employment at-Will
The Right to Terminate
Exceptions
Documentation
Terms of Employment
Handbooks and Contracts
Recording Communication
Conducting and Recording Employee Evaluations
Employee Performance Reviews
Maintain Consistency
Review
Summary
Section 5: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
References
Subject Matter Expert: Linda M. Wantuch, MSM, SPHR, SHRM-CP
With more than 20 years of human resources experience, Linda is an accomplished professional who has worked in a variety of industries, including retail, banking, hospitality, and e-commerce. Linda has extensive experience in talent management, employee relations, performance management, legal & regulatory compliance, and organizational restructuring. Linda has a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater and a Master’s Degree in Business Management from Cardinal Stritch University. Linda is SPHR certified through the Human Resource Certification Institute and SHRM-CP certified through the Society for Human Resource Management.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Administration; in the following settings: All Healthcare Facilities.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.