LAWS 2323 - Labor & Employment Law

4.5 Credits

Students learn about laws, regulation, and agencies governing employment practices, discrimination, labor unions, child labor, employee benefits, occupational safety and health, equal employment opportunity, and affirmative action.

Note: Prerequisites LAWS 1101 & LAWS 1230 are waived for students enrolled in Human Resources Specialist Career Certificate (HRSCC). To register for this course, students in HRSCC are required to contact an academic advisor.

Prerequisites: (2) LAWS 1101 and LAWS 1230

Lecture Hours: 4.5
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Recognize the risks and benefits inherent in classifying workers as employees versus independent contractors.
Identify common contract and tort claims resulting from an employment relationship.
Explain the importance and impact of the Fair Labor Standards Act on employees/ers.
Identify who qualifies for protection under the Family Medical Leave Act.
Distinguish between constitutionally protected and common law expectations of privacy in the workplace.
Explain the impact of collective bargaining on an employment relationship.
Apply the McDonnell Douglas burden shifting analysis to prove/disprove a disparate treatment employment discrimination claim in an EEOC claim or lawsuit.
Compare the different protected classes recognized by the EEOC and federal law.
Explain the impact of the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
State the rights and obligations afforded by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Distinguish between discrimination and workplace harassment.
Recognize other federal protections to individuals under specific circumstances (e.g., Pregnancy Discrimination Act, associational discrimination, dress and grooming standards, etc.).

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