Legal boundaries of the employment relationship -- Enforcement of employment rights -- Historical foundations of employment at will -- Contract erosions of employment at will -- Tort erosions of employment at will -- Future of wrongful discharge law -- Employee free speech and political protections -- Employee privacy protections -- Defamation and employment references -- Duty of loyalty, trade secrets, covenants not to compete, and employee inventions -- Regulation of compensation and leave time -- Unemployment & WARN -- Employee benefit plans under ERISA -- Safety and health