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LABOR LAWS, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE LAWS, & THE VETERINARY EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK V ETERINARY S CIENCE P ROGRAM OBJECTIVES • THIS LESSON WILL OUTLINE: • • • • EQUAL OPPORTUNITY LAWS FAIR LABOR STANDARD POLICIES THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK LAWS PERTAINING TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES LAWS OF THE WORKPLACE • THIS LESSON WILL BE A MELTING POT OF DIFFERENT LAWS • HIRING AND FIRING OF INDIVIDUALS • LAWS THAT GOVERN CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND WHY THEY AROSE • HOW MOST VETERINARY TECHNICIANS AND ASSISTANTS ARE CLASSIFIED UNDER PAY AND LABOR RULES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY • TO HIRE OR FIRE A PERSON ON THE BASIS OF DISCRIMINATORY ACTION WOULD VIOLATE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) LAWS • • • • • • • NATIONAL ORIGIN GENDER RELIGION COLOR OR RACE PREGNANCY OR CHILDBIRTH AGE (INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BETWEEN 40 AND 70 YEARS OLD) INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES • IF AN EMPLOYER FIRES AN EMPLOYEE ON THE BASIS OF SUCH FACTORS, THEN A LAWSUIT CAN RESULT AGAINST THE EMPLOYER. PAY AND LABOR • FAIR LABOR STANDARD ACT (FLSA) • RULES THAT GOVERN THE MINIMUM WAGE YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN, COMPENSATION FOR OVERTIME WORK, AND SO ON • NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEES • VETERINARY TECHNICIANS AND ASSISTANTS • HOURLY WAGE EMPLOYEES • SUBJECT TO MINIMUM WAGE AND OVERTIME PAY RULES • SHOULD RECEIVE OVERTIME PAY IF YOU WORK FOR MORE THAN 40 HOURS IN ONE WEEK EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK • THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK CONTAINS QUITE A FEW THINGS, INCLUDING POLICIES REGARDING: • • • • • VACATION AND BENEFITS OVERTIME PAY EMPLOYEE EXPECTATIONS SEXUAL HARASSMENTS DRUG USE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES • A FEW DOCTORS, VETERINARIANS, NURSES, AND OTHER STAFF ABUSE DRUGS • INCLUDING DRUGS LOCATED IN THE HOSPITAL • A FEW ANIMAL OWNERS DO THIS, TOO • BY TAKING DRUGS THAT WERE PRESCRIBED TO THEIR ANIMAL FOR A MEDICAL PURPOSE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES • COMPREHENSIVE DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT • A LAW THAT REGULATES HOW DRUGS THAT HAVE SOME POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE ARE MANUFACTURED, DELIVERED, AND DISPENSED • A DRUG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE IN THIS CONTEXT IS CALLED A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE • DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEA) • THE FEDERAL AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING LAWS REGARDING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES • CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ARE TO BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY IN MEDICINE • IF THE DEA FINDS OUT THAT CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ARE: • MISSING • IMPROPERLY KEPT TRACK OF • HAVE BEEN STOLEN OR ABUSED • SERIOUS LEGAL CONSEQUENCES MAY BE DISHED OUT TO THE VETERINARY PRACTICE AND ITS STAFF MEMBERS QUESTION? WHICH FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ENFORCES THE LAWS REGARDING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES? A. FBI B. NSA C. DEA D. CIA E. HAS QUESTION? WHICH FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ENFORCES THE LAWS REGARDING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES? A. FBI B. NSA C. DEA D. CIA E. HAS QUESTION? A NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEE IS ONE THAT: A. CANNOT RECEIVE BENEFITS LIKE VACATION DAYS B. SHOULD NOT EXPECT HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS C. RECEIVES AN HOURLY WAGE D. ISN'T ENTITLED TO OVERTIME PAY QUESTION? A NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEE IS ONE THAT: A. CANNOT RECEIVE BENEFITS LIKE VACATION DAYS B. SHOULD NOT EXPECT HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS C. RECEIVES AN HOURLY WAGE D. ISN'T ENTITLED TO OVERTIME PAY QUESTION? NOT HIRING SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THEIR RACE, COLOR, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN WOULD VIOLATE: A. THE COMPREHENSIVE DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT B. DEA LAWS C. EEO LAWS D. THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ACT QUESTION? NOT HIRING SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THEIR RACE, COLOR, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN WOULD VIOLATE: A. THE COMPREHENSIVE DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT B. DEA LAWS C. EEO LAWS D. THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ACT QUESTION? IT WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO REVIEW THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK PRIOR TO STARTING A JOB. THIS IS A HANDBOOK WHICH CONTAINS POLICIES THAT PERTAIN TO: A. SEXUAL HARASSMENT B. EMPLOYEE EXPECTATIONS C. OVERTIME PAY D. DRUG USE E. ALL OF ABOVE QUESTION? IT WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO REVIEW THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK PRIOR TO STARTING A JOB. THIS IS A HANDBOOK WHICH CONTAINS POLICIES THAT PERTAIN TO: A. SEXUAL HARASSMENT B. EMPLOYEE EXPECTATIONS C. OVERTIME PAY D. DRUG USE E. ALL OF ABOVE QUESTION? WHAT'S A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE? A. IT'S A TERM THAT APPLIES SOLELY TO A DRUG WITH A VERY HIGH POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE. B. A DRUG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE C. DRUGS THAT ARE COMMONLY FOUND SOLD AT YOUR LOCAL DRUGSTORE OVER THE COUNTER D. A DRUG LIKE AN ANTIBIOTIC, ONE THAT HAS ALMOST NO POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE QUESTION? WHAT'S A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE? A. IT'S A TERM THAT APPLIES SOLELY TO A DRUG WITH A VERY HIGH POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE. B. A DRUG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE C. DRUGS THAT ARE COMMONLY FOUND SOLD AT YOUR LOCAL DRUGSTORE OVER THE COUNTER D. A DRUG LIKE AN ANTIBIOTIC, ONE THAT HAS ALMOST NO POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE