HRD 3420 - Work and the Law

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This course presents an overview of the fundamental laws (statutory, regulatory and common law), policies and procedures that impact employment in the United States of America. Topics covered include some basics of the U.S. Constitution as well as the relevant federal laws that govern the modern employment relationship such as understanding the Law and Recurring Legal Concepts, the general regulation (and non-regulation) of the employment relationship, the doctrine of at-will employment and its exceptions, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, race and color discrimination, national origin discrimination, gender discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination, and religious discrimination. This is accomplished through lecture material and the study and discussion of materials from the assigned textbook.