PA 591 Employment Law and Policy

This course delves into the legal environment and the range of laws that are associated with the employment process from recruiting through termination or retirement and its overall policy impact on the practice of human resource management (HRM). Such areas entail federal, state and local legislation as well as ordinances, statutes and Executive Orders that govern equal employment opportunity and the legal framework within which human resource management must operate. Also considered are the constitutionality of employment laws and how constitutional law is applied to certain groups that may render private sector employees somewhat distinct in some ways from those in the public sector, in this case, government or state actors (e.g., those who work on behalf of the government). This course is heavily focused on case law, case analyses and the impact of various court decisions over time on policy interpretations, HRM practices and charting the employment through termination processes. Expected preparation: PA 511 and PA 590.