LEGAL 235 - Employment Law

5 Credits

Students will examine the development of labor law in the United States from the early common law to the existing federal statutory framework. Students will analyze judicial and administrative application and interpretation of existing federal statutes. Additionally, students will explore topics in U.S. employment laws such as family leave, equal pay, wrongful discharge, undocumented workers, workplace privacy, safety, and discrimination, and other current developments. Whenever relevant, students will consider covered topics within the context of the global business environment.

Pre-requisite(s) LEGAL 216 or POLS&200 with 2.0 min.
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Winter Online

Designed to Serve Legal Studies students, Business Studies students, and students interested in legal studies and employment issues.
Active Date 20250401T11:49:10

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 30
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline

Employment Contracts and Wrongful Dischsrge
Commonly Committed Workplace Torts
Employee Privacy Rights in the 21^st Century
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Race Discrimination
Gender and Family Issues: Title VII and Other Legislation
Discrimination Based on Religion and National Origin and Procedures
Discrimination Based on Age
Discrimination Based on Disability
Other EEO and Employment Legislation: Federal and State Laws
The Rise of Organized Labor and Its Regulatory Framework
Unfair Labor Practices by Employers and Unions
Collective Bargaining; Picketing and Strikes
The Enforcement and Administration of the Collective Agreements
The Rights of Union Members
Public-Sector Labor Relations
The Employee’s Safety Nets: Unemployment and Workers’ Compensation, Social Security, and Retirement Plans
The Fairs Labor Standards Act

Student Learning Outcomes
Define the types of employment relationships and their impact on company and managerial responsibility.

Apply Federal and State laws, rules, and regulations to facts in various employment situations.

Explain legal requirements related to recruitment and selection including multiple forms of discrimination.

Examine issues related to on-the-job treatment of employees including policy content and progressive discipline.

Analyze regulations of wages and time off in the workplace and the effect on policies and business decisions.

Evaluate issues of surveillance, privacy, and employer access to personal information along with consequences of non-compliance.

Describe employers' legal responsibility for ensuring a safe working environment.

Evaluate methods of terminating the employment relationship while mitigating liability and other damages.