Employment Law: Apply Your Legal Acumen

A beginner’s guide to managing personnel

What you’ll learn
Develop a thorough understanding of employment law
Develop an understanding of legal principles applicable in various employment circumstances
Understand how human resource managers apply the employment law principles
Understand how you can apply employment law as a practicing manager
Requirements
No prior legal knowledge necessary. You will learn everything you need to know.
Description
<p>Understand major employment law implications in the workplace. Recognize employment relation situations that create legal liability for businesses. Be aware of major issues: discrimination laws, sexual harassment, age discrimination, equal pay act, employee privacy, employee discharge, affirmative action plan, national labor relations act. Understand that the purpose of employment law is to create a balance of protecting employees but also allowing companies make legal exceptions when necessary (bone fide occupational qualification). Learn the basics of employment law so you can legally hire, evaluate employees. Learn the difference between an employee, professional employee, contractor, supervisor, and managerial employee. and independent contractor. Learn the principles of effective hiring and termination procedures. You’ll gain a real view of the law with case examples to effectively resolve workplace issues. This course is a must for anyone who is (or aspires to be) a supervisor, manager, or human resources professional. The course focuses on the interests of the parties as well as their legal rights as they currently exist in the law. This course will reveal the most common employment laws and how they affect the way you do business. This course is a must for anyone who wishes to learn how to be an effective employer, supervisor, or manager and will benefit any executive, manager, supervisor, or human resource personnel.</p>

Overview

Section 1: Discrimination and Bone Fide Occupational Qualification

Lecture 1 Discrimination and Bone Fide Occupational Qualification

Section 2: Sexual Harassment

Lecture 2 Sexual Harassment

Section 3: Equal Pay Act

Lecture 3 Equal Pay Act

Section 4: The Age Discrimination

Lecture 4 The Age Discrimination

Section 5: The Americans with Disabilities Act

Lecture 5 The Americans with the Disability Act

Section 6: Employee Privacy

Lecture 6 Employee Privacy

Section 7: Affirmative Action Plan

Lecture 7 Affirmative Action Plan

Section 8: Employee Discharge

Lecture 8 Employee Discharge

Section 9: National Labor Relations Act

Lecture 9 National Labor Relations Act

The course is for practicing as well as inspiring managers