Units
2.0 QUARTER UNITS
Skills you will gain
- Employment Law Fundamentals: Understand key federal and California laws that regulate employment relationships.
- Legal Risk Minimization: Develop strategies to reduce legal risks within HR practices.
- HR Legal Compliance: Identify legal challenges and apply strategies for effective HR administration.
- Legal Defense in HR: Learn how to defend against employment claims using a solid understanding of labor laws.
- Risk Management in HR: Enhance HR decision-making with knowledge of legal risk management strategies.
Course Description
This course outlines the laws and agencies that regulate employment relationships in California and on a federal level. These fundamental labor laws must be understood to prevent or, if necessary, defend against employment claims.
Topics
- Wrongful termination
- Employment discrimination under state and federal law
- Sexual (and other) harassment
- Workplace privacy
- Overtime and other wage and hour regulations
- National Labor Relations Act
- Collective bargaining and labor unions
- Leaves of absence
- Noncompetition and trade secrets
- Arbitration
- Substance use and abuse in the workplace
- Independent contractor vs. employee
- Workers' compensation
- Reductions in workforce
- Paid sick leave
Professional Credit
SHRM-CP? or SHRM-SCP? 22.5 PDCs.
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