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Fall 2009
5343 Employment Law - MOOHR- 16524

Professor(s): Geraldine Moohr (FACULTY)

Credits: 3

Course Areas: Employment and Labor Law 

Time: 4:00p-5:30p  TTh Location: BLB 209 

Course Outline: This course provides an overview of employment in non-unionized, private sector workplaces by examining common law doctrines and statutes that regulate the employment relationship. Specific topics include employment at will, wrongful discharge, breach of contract, discrimination, privacy, wages and hours, workplace injury, post-employment issues, and arbitration.

Course Syllabus: Syllabus * this syllabus is only for the first 5 weeks of class

Course Notes:   I recommend – but do not require – that students buy Barbara Ehrenreich, Nickel and Dimed.

Prerequisites:  

First Day Assignments: The casebook is by Rothstein & Liebman, Employment Law, Cases and Materials (6th ed. 2007). A supplementary work by Barbara Ehrenreich, Nickel and Dimed, is recommended; it provides insight on the problems of those who work for low wages. It is best to read this book as the semester begins.

Your assignment for the first day is to read the introductory chapter, pages 1-33, and be prepared to discuss the beneficial and negative consequences of working and the default rule of employment at will.

Final Exam Schedule: 12/17 6 - 9pm  119 TU2  144 TU2  

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Book Requirements:

• (8/12/2009 1:28:39 PM) Title: Nickel and Dimed
  Author: Barbara Ehrenreich
  Edition:  Year: 2002 ISBN: 9781862075214 Publisher: Granta
   I recommend – but do not require – that students buy Barbara Ehrenreich, Nickel and Dimed.
• (3/10/2009 4:04:04 PM) Title: Employment Law
  Author: Rothstein and Liebman
  Edition: 6th Year: 2007 ISBN: 9781599411743 Publisher: Foundation Press