Online Class: Employment Law Fundamentals

Learn the basics of Employment Law, the potential pitfalls, and ways to keep yourself out of court so that you can grow your business by hiring, evaluating, and managing employees.
Self-Paced, Online Class
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  • 13
    Lessons
  • 19
    Exams &
    Assignments
  • 834
    Students
    have taken this course
  • 7
    Hours
    average time
  • 0.7
    CEUs
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    Video Audit
    Available
 
 
 

Course Description

Essentials of Employment Law: Navigating the Complex Terrain

In today's dynamic business landscape, understanding employment law is not just a necessity—it's a critical component of successful business management. Whether you're launching a startup or climbing the corporate ladder, a sound grasp of employment law ensures that your actions align with legal guidelines, ultimately protecting your business from potential legal entanglements.

Why This Course Matters:

The arena of employment law is intricate, governed by regulations at both federal and state levels. These laws not only dictate the terms of the employer-employee relationship but also extend to other work relationships, including those with independent consultants. As a result, they encompass various aspects of the workplace—from hiring practices and workplace safety to compensation and labor relations.

This course offers a comprehensive overview of the foundational principles and contemporary issues in employment law. While it doesn't replace the intricate details and nuances that a law degree might offer, it provides vital insights and guidance on the most common employment laws that every employer, supervisor, or HR specialist must know.

Course Highlights:

  1. The Employment Relationship: Dive deep into the fundamental dynamics between employers and employees, understanding the rights and responsibilities of both parties.

  2. The Process of Hiring Employees: From crafting a precise job advertisement to conducting efficient interviews, ensure that your hiring process is legally sound and effective.

  3. Evaluating Performance: Gain insights into best practices for employee evaluation. Understand how to offer feedback and address concerns in a legally compliant manner.

  4. Termination: It's often the hardest part of management—letting someone go. Learn the legal and ethical way to handle terminations, minimizing potential legal backlash.

  5. Employee Compensation and Benefits: Delve into the intricacies of salary structures, benefits packages, and other compensation-related matters.

  6. Taxes: A comprehensive look at employment-related taxes, ensuring you remain compliant while optimizing financial benefits.

  7. Leave Policies: Understand the legal guidelines around employee leaves—from maternity and paternity leave to sabbaticals.

  8. Workplace Safety: Learn about the regulations governing workplace safety and how to ensure a secure environment for your employees.

  9. Discrimination: A deep dive into the policies surrounding workplace discrimination, ensuring your company promotes a culture of inclusivity.

  10. Disabilities: Grasp the laws related to employees with disabilities, ensuring your workplace is accessible and compliant.

  11. Unions and Labor Relations: An exploration of the role of unions, collective bargaining, and other labor-related matters in today's business world.

  12. Legal Issues: From non-disclosure agreements to intellectual property rights, delve into the various legal issues that employers frequently encounter.

  13. Miscellaneous Topics: A wrap-up of additional pertinent topics, ensuring you have a well-rounded understanding of employment law.

Who Should Attend?

This course is tailored for a wide audience:

  • Small Business Owners: Equip yourself with the knowledge to grow your business while staying legally compliant.
  • Corporate Executives: Enhance your leadership skills by understanding the legal nuances of employee management.
  • HR Specialists: Ensure your company's HR policies and practices are in line with the latest legal guidelines.
  • Managers and Supervisors: Lead with confidence, knowing that your decisions are backed by a sound understanding of employment law.

In conclusion, the world of employment law is vast and ever-evolving. Staying updated ensures not only the growth and success of your business but also its protection from potential pitfalls. Equip yourself with this vital knowledge and lead with confidence in the modern workplace. Join us today and solidify your position as a knowledgeable and legally-aware professional.

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Course Lessons

  • Lesson One: The Employment Relationship

    In this lesson you will understand the importance of learning the fundamentals of employment law; you will, at the very least, limit the possibility of litigation.

  • Lesson 2: The Process of Hiring Employees

    In order to find the best applicants for your position, you will need to write a clear description of the job that needs to be done.

  • Lesson 3: Evaluating Performance

    The lesson will include an interview with Michael Link. He holds the position of senior manager at an international corporation and has long been involved in the process of hiring, evaluating, and occasionally terminating employees.

  • Lesson 4: Termination

    We are not always 100 percent successful in choosing the right person for a position we need filled. Other times, because of economic situations, we have to let good people go.

  • Lesson 5: Employee Compensation and Benefits

    The FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) is the main federal law that covers all issues related to wages and pay. It sets minimum wage and overtime payment standards. It prevents gender-specific pay.

  • Lesson 6: Taxes

    One aspect of employment law you may prefer to avoid but cannot is the issue of taxes. As an employer, you are automatically assigned the role of tax collector.

  • Lesson 7: Leave Policies

    With a few exceptions, employers actually have no obligation to provide for leave from work, except as mandated by law.

  • Lesson Eight: Workplace Safety

    Safety in the workplace has become of paramount importance for both employers and employees.

  • Lesson 9: Discrimination

    Job discrimination includes hiring, wage, and promotion decisions based on anything other than a worker's performance, credentials, or skills.

  • Lesson 10: Disabilities

    In 1990, Congress passed the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) in order to prevent discrimination against individuals with mental or physical disabilities.

  • Lesson Eleven: Unions and Labor Relations

    Prior to the newest federal administration (2009), only about 12 percent of all American workers belonged to unions. This is a decline of about 50 percent from numbers collected in 1983.

  • Lesson 12: Legal Issues

    The employer-employee relationship is one that is created with tightly woven legal constraints. When one side violates the other's rights, then the dispute could possibly turn into a legal issue.

  • Lesson 13: Miscellaneous Topics

    The balance of your employees' 'reasonable expectation of privacy' and your desire to run your business efficiently and effectively is tenuous at best.
 

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Describe the employment relationship.
  • Describe the process of hiring employees.
  • Describe evaluating performance.
  • Define termination.
  • Describe employee compensation and benefits.
  • Summarize taxes.
  • Summarize leave policies.
  • Identify workplace safety.
  • Describe discrimination.
  • Describe disabilities.
  • Describe unions and labor relations.
  • Summarize legal issues.
  • Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
 

Additional Course Information

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Course Title: Employment Law Fundamentals
Course Number: 7550199
Languages: English - United States, Canada and other English speaking countries
Availability: This course is fully available online in all 50 states, including California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Georgia. It’s also offered in major English-speaking countries, such as the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Ireland.
Last Updated: December 2023
Course Type: Self-Paced, Online Class
CEU Value: 0.7 IACET CEUs (Continuing Education Units)
CE Accreditation: Universal Class, Inc. has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
Grading Policy: Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive an online/downloadable CEU Certification documenting CEUs earned.
Assessment Method: Lesson assignments and review exams

Student Testimonials

  • "All of it was helpful!" -- Glen K.
  • "Enjoyed it; learned a lot." -- Allen W.
  • "I feel that I have learned a lot in this class, very useful information." -- Serita K.
  • "The course covered a wide range of potential issues one might encounter as an employer. Of particular usefulness were the legal distinctions of exempt and non-exempt employees for the 40 hour work week." -- John W.

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