SUMMARY
Chapter 1 discusses the various tort actions that exist in the employment context. These include, but are not limited to, wrongful discharge, intentional interference with economic relations, and other common tort claims, as well as statutory tort claims. The chapter also briefly touches on federal preemption. PDF Download - After purchase go to My Content to retrieve your digital file(s).
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Chapter 1
EMPLOYMENT ACTIONS IN TORT
Stephen L. Brischetto
§ 1.1 INTRODUCTION
§ 1.2 WRONGFUL DISCHARGE
§ 1.2-1 Discharge in Violation of Social Policy
§ 1.2-2 Discharge for Pursuit of Private Statutory Rights
§ 1.2-3 No Tort Remedy When Employee Has Another Adequate Remedy
§ 1.2-4 Constructive Discharge
§ 1.2-5 Supervisor Liability
§ 1.3 INVASION OF PRIVACY
§ 1.3-1 Types of Invasions Under Privacy Laws
§ 1.3-2 Intrusion upon Seclusion
§ 1.3-3 Limitations Period
§ 1.3-4 Privilege
§ 1.4 INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS
§ 1.4-1 Elements
§ 1.4-2 Special Relationships
§ 1.4-3 Extraordinary Transgression in the Employment Setting
§ 1.4-4 Evidentiary Issues
§ 1.4-5 Damages
§ 1.4-6 Respondeat Superior
§ 1.4-7 Drafting Jury Instructions
§ 1.4-8 Public Employers
§ 1.4-9 Timeliness
§ 1.5 INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE WITH ECONOMIC RELATIONS
§ 1.5-1 Existence of Employment Relationship
§ 1.5-2 Intent
§ 1.5-3 Third Party
§ 1.5-4 Improper Motive or Means
§ 1.5-5 Harm to the Employment Relationship
§ 1.6 DEFAMATION
§ 1.6-1 Elements
§ 1.6-2 Expressions of Opinion
§ 1.6-3 Affirmative Defenses
§ 1.6-4 Damages
§ 1.7 FEDERAL PREEMPTION
§ 1.7-1 National Labor Relations Act
§ 1.7-2 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
§ 1.7-3 Railway Labor Act
§ 1.7-4 Other Federal Laws
§ 1.8 OREGON’S WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAW
§ 1.9 ASSAULT AND BATTERY
§ 1.10 FRAUD
§ 1.11 NEGLIGENT MISREPRESENTATION
§ 1.12 FALSE IMPRISONMENT
§ 1.13 STATUTORY UNLAWFUL PRACTICES
Appendix 1A Abbreviations