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) 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 20220314T08:43:46

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
Identify the legal requirements of the employer-employee relationship

Identify and apply federal and Washington State laws prohibiting workplace discrimination

Explain the effectiveness and ineffectiveness of employment laws in achieving racial and gender equity in employment

Effectively research and analyze employment law in statutes, regulations, case law and secondary sources.

Critically analyze developments in U.S. labor and employment law over the last 50 years.

Apply their critical analyses of labor and employment law to make effective strategic decisions in business.