HRM 341 - Employment Law

3 Credits

This course focuses on the complex subject of employment law, a branch of contract law that deals with relationships between employers and employees. Students will examine a range of problems and issues arising during the employment relationship and legal protection of employee rights upon termination of the employment relationship. Specific subjects to be explored will include staffing, the employment-at-will doctrine, drug testing, the Family and Medical Leave Act, occupational safety and health, and privacy in the workplace and handling employee claims in the workplace. An emphasis is placed on current developments in the field.
Prerequisites: HRM 201.