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Apr 20, 2024
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LAW 7209 - Employment Law: Addressing Social Change in the Work Place
Credits: 2
Examines different strategies lawyers use to effectuate social change in the workplace. Students learn strategies that are used in challenging and advancing employment law, including advocating for or against legislation; individual and class litigation; and changes to private company work policies. Specific strategies used in combating historical workplace discrimination (e.g. race, gender, sexual orientation) are put in a social context. In addition to studying strategies used in the past, this course critically assesses contemporary workplace issues and how best to address them. Topics will include sexual harassment and the “me too” movement, salary and criminal history questions, employee drug testing in light of the changing landscape of marijuana laws, family leave, organized labor, and more.
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