Labor and Employment Law

Catalog description

This seminar deals with the development and application of legal rules covering employment relationships in the United States. It will be attractive to the auditory, visual and kinesthetic learner. Among other topics, it covers civil rights laws, common law rules, and statutory protection for employees and the responsibilities and legal protections for employers. In addition, agencies strongly aligned with Employment Law such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will be presented and dissected. Students will be empowered to understand the state and federal court systems so that they embrace the navigational journey and complexities of employment law issues. Moreover, workplace issues related to Employment Law will be showcased such as Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, Microaggressions, Gaslighting and Implicit Bias. In terms of adragogy and pedagogy the course will emphasize a high level of critical thinking where the student will synthesize, analyze and evaluate case studies and customized vignettes. An appropriate amount of content will integrate Labor Laws which have a strong nexis to the employment law narrative. Furthermore multimedia will be utilized as well as small group cohort exercises, large group exercises, inventories and fishbowl demonstrations. A special feature of the course will be to expose students to SME's who are experts in Employment Law. (Law firms, advocacy groups etc)These industry experts will be showcased individually and as part of a panel/colloquium.