1) Please discuss what the "employment at will" doctrine is, and two exceptions to that doctrine. Why do courts want to find exceptions?
2) Discrimination on the basis of disability is prohibited (ADA). What IS a disability? Please also discuss what the employer's duties are when faced with an otherwise qualified person who has a disability - what is reasonable accommodation? What is not?
3) Describe the difference between disparate treatment and disparate impact and give an example of each. What employment law lessons should you learn and implement as a result of your new found knowledge regarding this subject?
4) Is there an underlying theory behind all of the anti-discrimination laws we have looked at? What is that? Why is that important? And have we made much headway in achieving the goal of the theory (in your own opinion)?