Syllabus

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Course Description

This course provides an overview of federal statutes and state-regulated areas that impact the personnel function. Amongtopics addressed are EEO and affirmative action, OSHA, ERISA, FMLA, and ADA; employee privacy issues (polygraph testing, drug and alcohol testing, employer searching and monitoring); and wrongful discharge.

Policies

Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:

University policies: You mustbe logged into the student website to view this document.
Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.

University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governingyour current class modality.

Course Materials

Employment Law For Business, 5th edition by Bennett-Alexander & Hartman.

All electronic materials are available on the student website.

Additional References – Web Links and Books

Local Law:
Please review all the local law materials that will be post weekly at the main forum
Resources at Campus’ Library:

KGV1783.6 Leyesdel trabajo: basadas en el Título 29 de Las Leyes de Puerto
P9 2006 Rico Anotadas. -- 2006 ed. -- Hato Rey, P.R.: LexisNexis de Puerto
Rico, c2006.

KGV1784 Leyes laborales de Puerto Rico / preparado por Juan M. Díaz;
P84 2005 colaboradora, Joannine Santiago. -- Bayamón, Puerto Rico:
LexJuris de Puerto Rico, Publicaciones CD, c2005.

KGV1789 RojasLugo, Osvaldino.
R64 1997 El desarrollo del derecho laboral en Puerto Rico e Iberoamérica y su
interelación con el desarrollo político / [Osvaldino Rojas Lugo]. –
San Juan, P.R.: Ramallo Bros., 1997.


Res Fernández, Demetrio.
KGV1810.A69 Derecho laboral: casos y materiales. Demetrio Fernández, Celina
F47 1987 Romany. -- 1a ed. -- Rio Piedras,P.R.: Editorial de la Universidad
RES de Puerto Rico, 1987.

Res Delgado Zayas, Ruy N.
KGV1789 Apuntes para el estudio de la legislación protectora del trabajo en el
D43 1999 derecho laboral puertorriqueño por Ruy N. Delgado Zayas. -- Rev. --
RES San Juan, P.R. : [s.n.], 1999

KGV1789 Delgado Zayas, Ruy N
D45 1999 Manual informativo de legislaciónprotectora del trabajo de Puerto
G Rico por Ruy N. Delgado Zayas. -- Rev. -- San Juan, P.R. : [s.n.],
1999

HD6593 Toledo, Evaristo M., 1935-
T654 2000 Manual del sindicalismo / [recopilado por] Evaristo M. Toledo. -- 4a
G ed. rev. -- Hato Rey, P.R. :Ediciones SITUM, 2000.

Websites:
* Legal information, Puerto Rico: www.lexjuris.com
* Legal information(U.S.): www.findlaw.com
* Puerto Rico’s Labor Dept. http://www.dtrh.gobierno.pr/.
* U.S. Labor Dept : http://www.dol.gov/.
* Puerto Rico’s Court System: www.tibunalespr.org.
* Federal Courts: http://www.uscourts.gov/.

Values for the Course Assignments

ASSIGNMENTS | Due | Points | Percent |
Individual (70%) | | | |
Legal Process Paper | W1 | 40 | 10 |
Local Lawpaper. | W2 | 40 | 10 |
Local Law paper | W3 | 50 | 12.5 |
Local Law paper | W4 | 50 | 12.5 |
Final Examination | W5 | 60 | 15 |
Participation | All | 40 | 10 |
Learning Team (30%) | | | |
Employer-Employee Relations Paper | W2 | 40 | 10 |
Title VII Paper | W3 | 40 | 10 |
Labor Relations Project and Presentation | W4 | 40 | 10 |
Total | | 400 | 100 |

Week One: The...