Week 4 – Assignment I
Staffing Organizations – Part I

The employment relationship is a legal concept widely used in countries around the world to refer to the relationship between a person called an employee (frequently referred to as a worker), and an employer for whom the employee performs work under certain conditions in return for remuneration. Therefore, the relationship I would establish between the coffee shop and employee would be to define the type of equal rights and obligations that should be created between the employee and the employer. The employment relationship should be the main vehicle through which workers gain access to the rights and benefits associated with employment in the areas of labor law and social security. It is the key point of reference for determining the nature and extent of employers’ rights and obligations towards their workers. In essence, changes occurring in the world of work, and particularly in the labor market, have given rise to new forms of relationship which do not always fit within the parameters of the employment relationship. While this has increased flexibility in the labor market, it has also led to a growing number of workers whose employment status is unclear and who are consequently outside the scope of protection normally associated with an employment relationship.
Treating employees less favorably based on age, religious views, race, sex, disability or national origin is disparate treatment, a form of discrimination under the law in the United States. Actions leading to a wrongful termination lawsuit may give the courts a reason to find for the employee on disparate treatment discrimination. If you warn some of your employees before termination and do not warn others, your business shows vulnerability under disparate treatment and discrimination laws. Discrimination applies to race, sex, age, disability