(Optional) Distinguish between the legal rights and responsibilities of employers and employees.

Distinction should include

• employer responsibilities

• keeping records about wages/salaries, injuries, and illnesses
• complying with anti-discrimination requirements
• complying with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, providing for a safe and healthy working environment
• resolving workplace conflict
• providing accommodations for employees

•   employee responsibilities

• • abiding by all employer policies
  • identifying workplace culture
  • identify resources for employees (e.g., human resources, resources from workers’ unions)
  • abiding by all laws
  • resolving workplace conflict
  • requesting accommodation.

Process/Skill Questions:

• How do employers ensure the safety of employees in the working environment?
• How does OSHA help ensure a safe working environment?
• How are federal and state workplace laws enforced?
• What level of the government creates worker compensation laws?
• How can worker unions protect employee rights?