ILRLR 2010

Labor and Employment Law

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2017-2018 Catalog.

Survey and analysis of the law governing labor relations and employee rights in the workplace. Half of the course examines the legal framework in which collective bargaining takes place, including union organizational campaigns, negotiations for and enforcement of collective bargaining agreements, and the use of economic pressure. The other half surveys the laws against discrimination based on race, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability. Also serves as an introduction to judicial and administrative systems.

Outcomes

• This course aims to familiarize students with the underlying themes of labor and employment law, to provide students with some of the skills of analytical thinking, and to improve students' communication of ideas in speech and in writing.

When Offered Fall, spring.

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