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Legal Issues in the Workplace

Course ID: ILRMD505
Improve understanding of organizational legislation and employment law. Learn to recognize and avoid legal risk in the workplace.

Description

Explore federal, state, and local employment laws and learn how to comply with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), Affirmative Action (AA) and Diversity issues. Learn to recognize and avoid potential legal risks in everyday workplace situations, and know when to seek in-house or outside counsel.

Work within the law when interviewing, hiring, evaluating, and firing employees.

Who Should Take This Course?

Shift supervisors, entry-level to mid-level managers, and members of revolving project teams with no direct reports.

Enrollment

To register, contact an Enrollment Counselor at info@ecornell.com or 1-866-326-7635 (+1-607-330-3200 from outside the United States).

Certificate programs are eligible for eCornell Payment Plans. Discounts are available for military personnel, veterans, and Cornell University Alumni. eCornell programs are not eligible for financial aid or federal Pell Grants. Contact an enrollment counselor for more information.

Next 3 Course available dates are:

September 1, 2010
December 29, 2010
February 16, 2011

Course Format

eCornell takes a problem-based approach to learning, and builds each course around realistic case studies and scenarios. All courses are self-paced and are facilitated by an eCornell instructor, who leads the online discussions and is available to answer any questions about the course content. This course contains the following module:

Legal Issues in the Workplace

The scope of employment laws
Equal Employment Opportunity laws, Affirmative Action, and Diversity
Recognizing EEO legal risks
Strategies for minimizing EEO legal risks
Wage, safety, and other employment laws
Assessing whether an FMLA, FLSA, OSHA, or state law situation represents a legal risk

Benefits to the Learner

After completing the course, participants will be able to:

Recognize employment-related laws and assess their impact on employment-related decisions
Recognize how Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action, or Diversity applies to employment-related issues
Categorize employment-related issues into legal or employee relations issues to enable you to assess legal risks associated with management decisions
Recognize the difference between employee relations issues and potentially unlawful situations in the workplace
Avoid potentially illegal behaviors when interviewing, evaluating, and disciplining employees
Avoid potentially illegal behaviors in situations involving FMLA, FLSA, OSHA, or state laws

Authoring Faculty

Andrea M. Basile Terrillion, Esq., Director of Management, NYC Office of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Shelley Greenwald, Esq., Adjunct Faculty, NYC Office of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Sponsoring School

Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Total Learning Time

Approximately 5-6 hours over a period of two weeks.

Certificate Information

This course can be applied toward the following certificate:

Supervisory Skills

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Project Management Institute Professional Development Units

This course qualifies for 5.50 Professional Development Units (PDUs) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) for Professional Project Managers (PMPs) seeking ongoing education and professional development for continuing certification. eCornell is a Global Registered Education Provider of PMI. PDUs are designated as Category 3.

Technical Requirements

With all eCornell courses, access is easy. Participants only need a computer and an Internet connection. To view specific technology requirements, visit our Technology Requirements page.