Employment Law Certificate Course
Employment law is a branch of contract law that deals with relationships between employers and employees. This course will cover statutes such as the National Labor Relations Act, the Railway Labor Act, and other various statutes dealing with public employees. Topics to be included are master and servant, wages and hours, antidiscrimination in employment and minimum wages and maximum hours, as well as regulation of working conditions.
Objective
Participants will demonstrate the following skills through successful completion of all required coursework and assignments:
- Discuss the roots of the master-servant relationship.
- Distinguish employment from independent contracting.
- Distinguish employment at will from wrongful discharge.
- Identify torts that can be brought against employers.
- Examine discrimination in hiring.
- Discuss accommodation in working conditions.
- Identify labor organizations.
- Discuss unfair labor practices.
- Examine the structure of the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act.
- Identify constitutional protections against discrimination.
- Discuss disability discrimination and accommodations.
- Examine age discrimination in hiring and in retirement.
Expectations
This is an accelerated course that is offered in an online format. You will be expected to spend an average of at least 8 hours per week reading and completing assignments. Please note that extensions will not be granted. This course is the equivalent of at least 45 clock hours of study. 70% is the minimum passing score on all tests and assignments for this course. Additional details are available on the The Center for Legal Studies by Barbri website.
Course Curriculum
Session One: Introduction to Employment Law
Session Two: Labor Management Relations
Session Three: Economic Weapons
Session Four: Racial Discrimination
Session Five: Sex or National Origin Discrimination
Session Six: Age and Disability Discrimination
Texbooks
REQUIRED:
Basic Labor and Employment Law for Paralegals , 2nd edition, by Clyde E. Craig, this book is available from The Center for Legal Studies by Barbri. Please call 1-800-522-7737 or visit the Center for Legal Studies by Barbri website. Books ordered from The Center for Legal Studies by Barbri during the week immediately prior to the beginning of class may incur an additional FedEx fee.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
Oran’s Dictionary of the Law, 4th Edition, by Daniel Oran. Clifton Park: Delmar Cengage Learning
Instructors
Bill Thoms, JD is the instructor of this course.
The program is coordinated by our educational partner, The Center for Legal Studies by Barbri, which has been offering paralegal programs nationally since 1980. Its courses are currently offered at over 600 universities and colleges across the U.S. and his "Law for Life" series is featured on cable.
Course Fee
The fee is $995 (does not include required textbook).
Online Schedule
2021
Session 1:
January 11 - February 6, 2021
2021
Session 2:
March 8 - April 23, 2021
2021 Session 3:
May 3 - June 18, 2021
2021 Session
4:
June 28 - August 13, 2021
2021 Session
5:
August 24 - October 8, 2021
2021 Session
6:
October 18 - December 3, 2021
If you would like additional information on the this program, please contact the Center for Legal Studies by Barbri at 1.800.522.7737 or visit their website.
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