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Labor Relations

Labor Relations. Unit 4. Labor Issues. Vicarious liability: one party is responsible for the actions of another Employer liable for damages Encourages employer to retain competent practitioners. Respondeat Superior. “Let the master respond”

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Labor Relations

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  1. Labor Relations Unit 4

  2. Labor Issues Vicarious liability: one party is responsible for the actions of another Employer liable for damages Encourages employer to retain competent practitioners

  3. Respondeat Superior “Let the master respond” Employer is given responsibility for negligent actions Duling v. Bluefield - Landmark case in 1965

  4. Scope of Respondeat Superior Injured must show that the employer had control over the employee Negligent act occurred within the course and scope of the employee’s employment

  5. Borrowed Servant Doctrine Applies when one employer lends completely the services or skills of an employee to another employer - such as in the case of a physician’s direction who is not employed by the agency

  6. Ostensible Authority Allows agency to be liable for acts and omissions by independent contractors working within the agency

  7. Personal Liability Individuals are responsible for their own actions Supervisors may or may not be held liable for staff actions depending on situations

  8. Indemnification Allows employer to recover damages from the individual personally responsible

  9. Labor Law Wagner Amendment of 1974: Allowed nonprofit organizations to join unions; opened unionization in nursing

  10. United American Nurses National Labor Assembly North Carolina holds membership Affiliated with ANA 27 State memberships

  11. American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) AFGE represents Salisbury VA Contract negotiated every few years Contract takes precedence over VA policy Federal Labor Relations Board Seniority major factor in decision making

  12. American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) - Continued 86% dues paying members in Salisbury Not allowed to strike or bargain over pay Pay set by Congress Capitated budget Grievance procedures followed

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