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Final Overview
National Labor Relations Act Federal Arbitration ActAELH 1.8,
2.3Section 301 (29 USC 185)Union Duty of Fair
RepresentationArbitration sole remedy for unit employeeExceptions
US Sup Ct 2009 14 Penn Plaza caseWhat about non-union mandatory
arbitration?US Sup Ct 1991 Gilmer; 2001 Circuit City v. Adams
caseCan attack agreement as unconscionable?Who is the plaintiff?
EEOC v. Waffle HouseDodd-Frank and federal contracts
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Termination Categories
Voluntary Quit Buyout/severance Extenuating circumstances
Involuntary Layoff Discharge Settlement
Voluntary Termination
Notice requirements - mutual Payment of wages/salary to date
Payment of unused accrued PTO Employee benefits/COBRA/conversion
Unemployment insurance is rare Return of company property
References eligibility for rehire
Layoff
Notice requirements WARN Payment of wages/salary to date Payment
of unused accrued PTO Employee benefits/COBRA/conversion
Unemployment insurance is common Return of company property
References eligibility for rehire Severance/ERISA plan
Discharge
Payment of wages/salary to date Payment of unused accrued PTO
Employee benefits/COBRA/conversion Unemployment insurance is
uncertain Return of company property References eligibility for
rehire Settlement
Other Issues
Covenants not to compete Hands off employees Hands off customers
Trade secrets and confidential information Step away from the
computer! Escorting off premises What to do if employee becomes
violent
Please Release Me AELH 10.9
Severance amounts Settlement amounts Release of all claims Older
Worker Benefit Protection Act requirements Confidentiality
Nonadmission References Boilerplate language
Restrictive CovenantsAELH 1.5Protectable business interests Orca
Communications v. NoederTypesConfidentialityTrade SecretsNo
solicitationCustomersEmployeesCompetitionReasonablenessTimeGeographyCertain
professions
Public EmploymentAELH Chapter 5 Eleventh Amendment State
sovereignty Notice of ClaimAELH 5.8 Due Process Property Liberty
Merit systems and employment at will
Legal ConceptsConstructive discharge AELH 1.10Issue
preclusion/res judicata; claim preclusion/collateral estoppelAELH
9.5After acquired evidenceAELH 10.10Class and collective
actionsAELH 10.11Taxation of settlementsAELH
10.11Indemnification/insuranceAELH 1.7Unique Arizona lawsAELH
1.9
Where to Find It LitigationAELH Chapter 10 Federal ContractsAELH
7.3.10 PolygraphsAELH 8.2 WARNAELH 8.6 HIPAAAELH 8.8
GarnishmentAELH 9.6 Equal Pay ActAELH 7.3.8 USERRAAELH 7.3.9
EPLIAELH 1.7 Rehabilitation ActAELH 7.3.7
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