Employment Law in the United States

The law of work in the US: at-will employment, the FLSA, FMLA, Title VII, the ADA, wrongful discharge, privacy and workers' compensation.

HRM-210 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Human Resources Management

Course content

  1. 1Sources of employment law in the USComing
  2. 2Employee, contractor or something elseComing
  3. 3Hiring law: advertising, interviews and offersComing
  4. 4The employment contractComing
  5. 5Wages and hours under the FLSAComing
  6. 6Family and medical leaveComing
  7. 7Discrimination law and reasonable accommodationComing
  8. 8Harassment and workplace investigationsComing
  9. 9Privacy, monitoring and employee recordsComing
  10. 10At-will employment and wrongful dischargeComing
  11. 11Workers' compensation and return to workComing
  12. 12Case study: advising on a difficult dismissalComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

The law of work in the US: at-will employment, the FLSA, FMLA, Title VII, the ADA, wrongful discharge, privacy and workers' compensation.

Part of the Business stream, typically taken in year 2.