PHRca Exam Dumps : Professional in Human Resources - California

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The common law doctrine of employment at will provides employees with the right to leave a job at any time, with or without notice. Other common law doctrines place responsibilities on employees in the employment relationship as well:

• Theduty of diligencerequires an employee to act "with reasonable care and skill" in the course of performing work for the employer.
• Theduty of obediencerequires employees to act within the authority granted by the employer and to follow the employer's reasonable and legal policies, procedures, and rules.
• Theduty of loyaltyrequires that employees act in the best interest of the employer and not solicit work away from the employer to benefit themselves.

Chapter:Employee and Labor Relations

Objective:Federal Employment Legislation

Answer option A is correct.Whistleblower standards protect an employee's right to file a complaint to OSHA about a workplace safety or health hazard. It is considered a basic employee right granted under the OSH act in 1970. Emergency action (D) is a type of plan required by OSHA, and the general duty clause (B) states that employers have a general duty to provide a safe and healthy workplace for employees.

Chapter:Risk Management

Objective:Review Questions