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LAW-2677 Employment Law Practice
TBA
2 credits day; 2 credits evening.
Students using this course to fulfill the experiential learning requirement may not also use this
same course to meet the legal writing requirement.
This seminar will focus on what employment practitioners need to know, including an overview
of employees’ rights in the workplace and the drafting of employment contracts and policies, as
well as the client interview/intake process, drafting demand letters, initiation and litigation of
cases, and alternative dispute resolution. The course will also cover substantive issues in the
areas of state and federal wage law and class and collective actions. There will be numerous
guest speakers who will discuss their employment law practices.
Prerequisite: Employment Law, Employment Discrimination Law, or currently enrolled in
either.
Elective Course
Meets Skills Menu Requirement
Meets Health/Biomedical Concentration Requirements
Meets Labor and Employment Law Concentration Requirements
Meets Experiential Learning Requirement
Final Paper Required
<<Course Updated: July 01, 2016>>