Legal Environment Of Human Resources

Instructor:
Rebecca J Davis
652
Credits:
3.0
201
Building:
Business and Economics Bldg
Room:
Rm.271
Semester:
Spring 2025
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Legal Environment Of Human Resources
Requisites:

Prereq: Graduate Standing.

Class Type:
LEC
6:00 pm
8:30 pm
Days:
W
Note:
Open to students enrolled in any of the Gatton College masters-level programs, the graduate certificate in Human Resource Management, or with instructor permission. This section is synchronous in Canvas and has specific meeting days and times.

Legal issues in the workplace underpin the basic rights and protections for both employers and employees. This course is designed to provide a survey of the current employment laws in the United States. Employment law embodies principles of contracts, torts, property law, constitutional, criminal law, labor law, immigration law, and dispute resolution among others. The course will cover legal perspectives in staffing, compensation, benefits, safety and health, and employment discrimination. It will also provide the framework for the history and development of employment law in the United States.

Legal issues in the workplace underpin the basic rights and protections for both employers and employees. This course is designed to provide a survey of the current employment laws in the United States. Employment law embodies principles of contracts, torts, property law, constitutional, criminal law, labor law, immigration law, and dispute resolution among others. The course will cover legal perspectives in staffing, compensation, benefits, safety and health, and employment discrimination. It will also provide the framework for the history and development of employment law in the United States.

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