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Employment Law
Class Term:
Fall Term 2019-2020
Catalog Number:
5290
Class Number:
28605
Class Schedule:
Monday, Thursday
3:30 pm
4:45 pm
Room:
LAW 109
Lecture
Credits:
3 (3 Contact, 0 Field)
Priority:
General Enrollment Course
Full Year Course:
No
Category:
Standard Courses
Additional Information
This course will include lessons on the major areas of employment law, including at-will employment, independent contractor vs. employee status, anti-harassment and discrimination laws, retaliation, leave laws, employment-related constitutional claims against public employers, restrictive covenants, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and other miscellaneous employment-related state and federal laws.
Grading Details
Grading will be comprised of the following: (1) one 10-point writing assignment; (2) three 5-point assignments; and (3) a 75-point in class final examination.
Description
Legal regulation of work and the workplace in a non-union environment. The course will cover the expansion of employee rights against unjust dismissal, invasion of privacy and defamation, and will explore government regulations of the workplace in areas of health and safety, wages, hours, and benefits; it will also briefly survey employment discrimination law.