Practitioners Guide to Labor Law

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide a practical overview of the main labor law issues that arise in the U.S. workplace. Using a variety of approaches to instruction, and including mock exercises, outside speakers, writing exercises (such as drafting communications to government agencies or corporate clients), and drawing from current developments in the law, instructors familiarize the student with basic concepts underlying the broad range of labor and employment law. Students will explore issues from multiple perspectives including the employee, the employer, the union, and compliance enforcers. Students should have taken the basic labor law course or have a familiarity with the National Labor Relations Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.