ILRMD 505 - Legal Issues in the Workplace

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Cornell University

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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 Course Format This course contains the following modules: 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 Learner Learners who complete this course 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 Certificate Information This course can be applied to the following certificates: ME: Managing Performance ME: Interviewing and Selection Supervisory Skills Sponsoring School Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cornell.edu

Phone Number:

(607) 255-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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