Assignment 1:  Law Review- Below are 34 laws that may be on the State Leadership exam.  Look them up and write 4 key points for each.

1. Pendleton Act 1883 Week #2,7

2. Davis-Bacon Act 1931 Week #2,7

3. Norris-LaGuardia Anti-Injunction Act 1932 Week #2,7

4. National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act 1935 Week #2,7

5. Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act 1936 Week #2,7

6. Hatch Act and amendments 1939 Week #2,7

7. Fair Labor Standards Act 1938 Week #2,7

8. Labor Management Relations (Taft-Hartley) Act 1947 Week #2,7

9. Labor Management Reporting (Landrum-Griffin) Act 1959

10. Work Hours Act 1962 Week #2,7

11. Equal Pay Act 1963 Week #2,7

12. Title VII 1964 Civil Rights Act Week #2,7

13. Veterans Preference Act from 1944 to present Week #2,7

14. Age Discrimination Act 1967 Week #2,7

15. Garnishment Provisions Consumer Protection Act 1968 Week #2,7

16. Title IX Education Amendments 1972 Week #2,7

17. Employee Retirement Income Security Act 1974 Week #2,7

18. Presidential Executive Order 10988 1962 Week #2,7

19. American with Disabilities Act 1990+ ADAA 2006 Week #2,7

20. Workers Compensation Week #2,7

21. Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act 1991 Week #2,7

22. Family and Medical Leave Act 1993 Week #2,7

23. Presidential Executive Order 11491 1969 Week #2,7

24. Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)

25. Drug-Free Workplace Act Week #2,7

26. Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Week #2,7

27. Immigration Reform and Control Act (1986) Week #2,7

28. Immigration Act (1990) Week #2,7

29. Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act(HIPAA) 1996

30. Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA) Week #2,7

31. Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) Week #2,7

32. Occupational safety and Health Act (OSHA) Week #7

33. Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA) Week #7

34. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)

Assignment 2: Choose onlyONE topic to research and write 6-8 page APA paper from the choices listed. 

Topics are:

1. Litigation in Human Resource Management- minimum of six notable recent labor law court cases with education application within the last year (start with http://www.findlaw.com).

2. Sexual Harassment as it applies to employees (include applicable federal and state laws, statutes, at least one recent case). Be sure to apply the case(s) to schools).

Assignment 3: Code of Ethics and Discipline Procedures.  Summarize the Code of Ethics procedures in your State (FL) and District (Miami-Dade County Public Schools). Define the role of the Education Practices Commission with regard to authority to discipline, dealing with complaints against teachers and administrators, and penalties. Include the district requirements of the district notification to the state on disciplinary proceedings. (Complete in a Narrative in a Word document).

Case Study Assignment 4:

A teacher of special needs students transports five students to a local grocery store as part of work training for special needs students transitioning to adult life. The teacher has a bus license and drives the students using the school's activity bus. The teacher is also accompanied by a paraprofessional.

After the bus returns to the school, the teacher, paraprofessional and students return to the classroom.  After an hour, the teacher notices that one of the students is missing and realizes that she didn't account for this child when returning to school.  She gets coverage for her class, and drives back to the grocery store to try and find the child.  She is unsuccessful.  After another 2 hours, she notifies administration of what occurred. The child is later found by the Sheriff's Department a mile from the grocery store walking on the side of the road.  The parents file a lawsuit against the District for Neglect.

An investigation occurs finding the teacher was neglectful in her duties and endangering the child. She is placed on the Board agenda to be terminated.  She has 22 years of successful teaching with no previous history of problems. The Union grieves the decision, saying the District failed to follow Progressive Discipline and the teacher should receive no discipline. Based on District Policy, will the District or Union prevail?  Why?

Discussion Questions Assignment 5:

Discussion Topic- Progressive Discipline is a term used to describe consequences becoming more and more severe as an employer continues to violate district policies. Describe the steps in your district's (Miami-Dade County Public School) progressive discipline plan. Be specific, In addition, does the plan accommodate employees' actions which may be severe enough to skip steps in the progressive discipline plan for more sever consequences.

Discussion - During an interview the interviewer asks the candidate if he/she can perform the essential functions of the job. The interviewer also goes on to ask the candidate if he or she is married, and that the company is concerned about hiring married people because the job entails a great deal of travel and this can have an impact on an employee's personal life. Are these lines of questioning appropriate? Why or why not? What can a company ask and what can a company "not" ask during and interview?