Labor and Employment Law

Catalog description

(Formerly PLG 244) This course provides students with a foundational understanding of both labor and employment law. It examines the roles, responsibilities, and interactions among employers, employees, and labor unions in the Collective Bargaining process as well as the non-union employer-employee relationship and the proliferation of the various state and federal laws that govern those relationships. Topics of discussion include the statutory foundation for the formation of labor unions, labor and management contract negotiation, unfair labor practices, and alternative dispute resolution such as arbitration and mediation. This course will also focus on Title VII legislation and its legislative progeny which safeguards both union and non-union employee rights by prohibiting employment discrimination based on race, gender, age, disability, and sexual orientation. It further includes the civil litigation processes that arise from such disputes in both federal, state, and the administrative courts.