LAWS C263 - Public Employee Law

Institution:

Duquesne University

Subject:

LAWS - Law School

Description:

This course examines the evolution of labor relations laws and their effects upon the relationship between public employers and employees, public employers and unions, and employees and unions. Within this broad area special attention is devoted to the following topics: the area of state regulation, labor objectives and labor rights, employee representation (bargaining units and elections), unfair labor practices of both employers and unions, the establishment and maintenance of collective bargaining, the administration and enforcement of collective bargaining agreements (grievance procedures, arbitration, judicial and administrative enforcement of collective bargaining agreements and arbitration awards, rights of an individual public employee under a collective bargaining agreement vis-a-vis his employer and union.) The focus of the course will center on the legal principles concerning the rights and duties of public employers in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with emphasis upon general legal principles which are applicable to all public employers in the United States.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.duq.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 396-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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