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Brian is an air traffic controller for a private airport company and has significant health issues including high blood pressure that runs in his family. Brian recently had a heart attack and has been out on FMLA. He does not eat healthy, sits all day and does not exercise. Brian is returning to work and worries about the stress of his job. He is nearing retirement but does not want to stop working. You are Brian’s boss.

Discuss the following:
Determine what the company’s options are and whether Brian qualifies for workers’ compensation due to his health issues. Explain what worker’s compensation is, who is eligible and what the law is. Analyze the key legal and ethical issues faced by you, the employer in assessing Brian and his job and whether the Direct Threat defense is a viable defense to fire him.
Explain and summarize your understanding of Unions and employee rights per the chapter reading?
Considering the effect of workers rights and issues of health and safety on global and developing economies, take a position on whether or not the US government should “regulate” the global workforce.
Please substantiate your answers and provide and cite all sources

 

 

 

Worker’s compensation

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Brian is an air traffic controller for a private airport company and has significant health issues including high blood pressure that runs in his family. Brian recently had a heart attack and has been out on FMLA. He does not eat healthy, sits all day and does not exercise. Brian is returning to work and worries about the stress of his job. He is nearing retirement but does not want to stop working. You are Brian’s boss.

Discuss the following:
Determine what the company’s options are and whether Brian qualifies for workers’ compensation due to his health issues. Explain what worker’s compensation is, who is eligible and what the law is. Analyze the key legal and ethical issues faced by you, the employer in assessing Brian and his job and whether the Direct Threat defense is a viable defense to fire him.
Explain and summarize your understanding of Unions and employee rights per the chapter reading?
Considering the effect of workers rights and issues of health and safety on global and developing economies, take a position on whether or not the US government should “regulate” the global workforce.
Please substantiate your answers and provide and cite all sources

 

 

 

Worker’s Compensation

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Leo works for FLYME Airlines as an air traffic controller at a busy city airport. For the last two years, his health has been deteriorating. He sits all day, does not exercise, has gained 28 pounds and has slowly developed high blood pressure. Leo recently had a heart attack and is worried the stress of his job will be too much for him. He is nearing retirement but does not want to stop working. You are Leo’s boss and not happy with his job performance or his physical or mental state. You are worried about his personal health and more so, his ability to do the job safely and the safety of others.

Discuss the following:

Determine and identify the law in your home state as to Worker’s Compensation and who is entitled to it. Then, provide what the company’s options are and whether Leo qualifies for workers’ compensation due to his health issues and high blood pressure. Analyze the key legal and ethical issues faced by you, the employer and what some of the arguments would be on both sides if Leo applies for worker’s compensation.
Explain the Direct Threat defense pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act and whether the employer can fire Leo using the defense.
Summarize your understanding of Unions and some of the key issues that are important to both employees and employers today.