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613 - Employment Law
Professor: L. Camille Hébert
Semester: 2010 Autumn
Second Writing Requirement? No
Seminar? No
Professional Responsibility? No
Prerequisites: None
Means of Assessment: Exam and Class Participation
Course Description
This course focuses on federal and state regulation of the employment relationship, including constitutional, statutory, and common-law restrictions on employer activities. Subjects covered include negligent hiring and retention, invasion of privacy, wrongful discharge, unemployment insurance, employer's duty to provide a safe workplace, and compensation for employees injured on the job. The course does not include union-management relations or employment discrimination.
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