Employment and Employment and ContractsContracts

Employment and ContractsEmployment and Contracts Rights and ProtectionRights and Protection

You have them! Use them!You have them! Use them! DiscriminationDiscrimination

Treating people differently for some reasonTreating people differently for some reason As long as it’s not illegal, employers are free to As long as it’s not illegal, employers are free to

discriminatediscriminate Choosing the most qualified personChoosing the most qualified person

Illegal when against a person’s legally protected Illegal when against a person’s legally protected characteristic- race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, characteristic- race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, and sexual national origin, age, disability, and sexual orientation.orientation.

Protected 18 and over for the aboveProtected 18 and over for the above If 40 or older, protected from age If 40 or older, protected from age

discriminationdiscrimination

Background CheckBackground Check

Employment and ContractsEmployment and Contracts Discrimination ContinuedDiscrimination Continued

Iowa Civil Rights Act, covers business with four or more Iowa Civil Rights Act, covers business with four or more employeesemployees

Title VII, businesses with 15 employees or more (race, Title VII, businesses with 15 employees or more (race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin)color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin)

Age Discrimination with at least 20 employeesAge Discrimination with at least 20 employees Anti-Discrimination Protects you forAnti-Discrimination Protects you for

Hiring, Pay, Benefits, training, promotion, lay off, and Hiring, Pay, Benefits, training, promotion, lay off, and termination.termination.

Disability or Religion interference- You must let Disability or Religion interference- You must let employer know immediately and they are employer know immediately and they are required to reasonably accommodate you.required to reasonably accommodate you. Cheapest and least burdensome is what employer can Cheapest and least burdensome is what employer can

choose.choose.

DiscriminationDiscrimination

Discrimination with Wal MartDiscrimination with Wal Mart

Sexual Discrimination

Employment and ContractsEmployment and Contracts HarassmentHarassment

Illegal when it occurs because of a protected status, and Illegal when it occurs because of a protected status, and when it interferes with a person’s employment or work when it interferes with a person’s employment or work performance.performance.

ComplaintsComplaints Follow policies at employer, Report to those above you Follow policies at employer, Report to those above you

to fileto file Timely (within 180 days/Iowa or 300 days/Federal, Timely (within 180 days/Iowa or 300 days/Federal,

accurate, factualaccurate, factual Protected from retaliationProtected from retaliation Worker’s CompensationWorker’s Compensation

If injured while working, entitled to lost wages and If injured while working, entitled to lost wages and medical. All employees coveredmedical. All employees covered

Employment and ContractsEmployment and Contracts Unemployment BenefitsUnemployment Benefits

Whether you qualify depends on what caused you to Whether you qualify depends on what caused you to stop workingstop working

If you voluntarily resign or terminated, you may not If you voluntarily resign or terminated, you may not qualifyqualify

InsuranceInsurance Qualify for after not employed from above due to COBRA Qualify for after not employed from above due to COBRA

(Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)(Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) TaxesTaxes

Ouch! Ouch! AboutAbout $.25 for every $1.00 made $.25 for every $1.00 made W-4 Forms and then you get a W-2 at end of year for and then you get a W-2 at end of year for

taxestaxes

Employment and ContractsEmployment and Contracts

DefinedDefined Legal system will enforce it! Give and Legal system will enforce it! Give and

take aspecttake aspect AgeAge

1818 If under, can “disaffirm” in a reasonable If under, can “disaffirm” in a reasonable

timetime Bad BargainsBad Bargains

Your lose and fault, sorry!Your lose and fault, sorry!