Posted: May 11th, 2015

Business with emphasis in Human Resources

Study Books Used in Class:
Bennett-Alexander, D. D., & Hartman, L. P. (2007). Employment law for business (5th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
Description:
respond to the questions in paragraph form APA no intro or conclusion is needed and please address all details.

1-What are the objectives of worker’s compensation laws? How do you describe the employers’ obligations under these laws? How must an employer ensure employee privacy when processing claims under workers’ compensation laws?

2-What are the components of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996? How do these components protect employees’ rights? Do the protections for employees justify the burdens placed on employers in their administration? Explain why or why not.

3-What legal considerations must be made as you design your employee testing policies, particularly as you consider the different specific testing that might be done? (this should be the most in detail out of the three sets of questions)