Employment Law: A Managerial Perspective

Catalog description

This course provides students with in-depth knowledge of laws governing the workplace and the relationship between employers and employees. It begins with the basic principles of employment law that managers are most likely toencounter in their professional lives. The primary focus is on measures designed to protect private employees against discrimination in decisions in hiring, termination, and other changes in employment conditions. After first covering employment at-will and its exceptions, we then cover discrimination based on protected categories including race, sex, religion, disability, age, and LGBTQ status. Other substantive topics covered in the course include employee privacy, noncompete agreements, wage and hour laws, workplace health and safety regulations, mandatory arbitration policies and employment contracts that prohibit class actions. Also covered are policy and ethical considerations related to employment law.