MANA 5327--Mon/Wed--5:30 PM
Telephone: 817/272-3859
Employment Law
Office Hours: After class,
Dr. J. Baldwin, Rm. 605
5-5:30 PM on Thursdays, or
Summer--2008; jbaldwin@uta.edu
by appointment.
COURSE OUTLINE
5-28
Introduction; pp. 1-25
6-2
Pp. 25-70
6-4
Pp. 70-115
6-9
Pp. 115-160
6-11
Pp. 160-185; TEST 1 over Chaps. 1-5
6-16
Pp. 185-230
6-18
Pp. 230-275
6-23
Pp. 275-320 Research Paper Due
6-25
Pp. 320-345; TEST II over Chaps. 6-10
6-30
Pp. 345-390
7-2
Pp. 390-435
7-7
Pp. 435-480
7-9
Pp. 480-505; TEST III over Chaps. 11-14
7-14
Pp. 505-550
7-16
Pp. 550-595
7-21
Pp. 595-617
7-23
FINAL Exam
Grade Analysis:
Test I 20%
Research Paper
Test II 20%
Oral Report
5%
Test III 15%
FINAL 25%
TOTAL
15%
100%
TEXTBOOK: Employment Law for Human Resource Practice by David Walsh, 2nd Edition,
copyright 2007. This course deals with the specialized subject of employment law in the
realm of human resource management. We are fortunate to have a text that is very current.
Significant topical areas we will evaluate together this semester include, but are not limited to:
recruiting and interviewing, background checks, employee testing, discrim-ination, sexual
harassment on the job, accommodating those with disabilities, affirmative action, wage and
salary issues, employee benefits, unions and contract negotiations, safe-ty and health in the
workplace, performance appraisals, and the firing and laying off of employees--all within a
"legal context".
Your research paper should cover any major topic pertaining to employment law. Please list
THREE topical preferences on the form below, and turn it in to Dr. Baldwin during our first
class. She will choose 1 of your 3 preferences to be your approved research topic, and notify
you of her choice before the first class is over.
Your RESEARCH PAPER can be on any topic related to employment law, but your topic
requires prior approval. Your research paper should:
1]
Emphasize current literature in the field (i.e. not older than 2000), unless you surpass
the minimum amount of resources as discussed in #2 below);
2]
Include a minimum of seven resources, only two of which may be website resources
(our textbook may not be one of your resources);
3]
The body of the paper, along with the footnote page [which may be at the end of the
paper, i.e. the last page] must be at least ten pages in length, and preferably not
longer than 12 [a cover page and outline do not count as part of your 10 page
minimum]; and
4]
Your research paper must include a minimum of three sub-topics.
Your research paper is NOT: A] an opinion paper, or B] a creative writing project. It is a
research paper. Thus, your emphasis should be on facts, information, and evidence. The
primary emphasis in terms of grading is on the quality of the writing and the quantity of the
presentation of relevant research. Clear, concise writing is encouraged, and IMPROPER
SPELLING and PUNCTUATION WILL RESULT IN POINTS BEING TAKEN OFF, as well as
poor grammar [e.g., incomplete sentences, misconjugated verbs, etc.].
DO NOT use
contractions in your research paper, because they are not proper in professional writing--which
all research papers are. Substance is the key, and the goal of your paper and corresponding
Oral Report is to add information over and above that which is in our textbook.
Footnotes should be handled in the traditional way [at the bottom of each individual page], or
you may use the last page of your paper as a "Footnote Page". Proper footnote form for a
book is written below in the first footnote.1 Proper footnote form for a journal or magazine
article is found below as the second footnote.2 Proper footnote form for a website is found
below as the third footnote.3
Source suggestions include, but are not limited to: the American Bar Association Journal, the
Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Employment Relations
Today, Harvard Business Review, Harvard Law Review, Industrial and Labor Relations Review,
John Dunlop, Industrial Relations Systems, 3rd Ed. (Boston: Harvard Press, 1993),
1
pp. 13-14.
William N. Cooke, "The Failure to Negotiate First Con-tracts: Determinants and
2
Policy Implications," Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 38 (January 1985), pp.
162-63.
Service Employees International Union, "SEIU's Public Sector Employees," pp. 1-2
3
(2002) at www.seiu.org/public__EE/ abtpubemp.html.
the Journal of Labor Research, the Journal of Management, the Labor Law Journal, the
Journal of Small Business Management, MIT Sloan Management Review, Organizational
Behavior and Human Performance, the HR Journal, the Wall Street Journal, the Training and
Development Journal, and any relevant books.
An ORAL REPORT is given once by each student during the semester and is a presen-tation
highlighting at least 3 major points of one's research paper.
Your Oral Report will be
assigned to a date that compliments the topical emphasis for the particular lecture on the day
assigned--if possible. It is not to be read to the class. The presentation should be between
5-10 minutes in length, and requires no handouts for the class [although you may provide one
if you wish].
PLEASE NOTE:
1]
You may NOT use our textbook as one of your resources for your research paper; and
2]
You may NOT use "Wikipedia" as a resource, or any other encyclopedia.
------------------------STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
1]
Students will be able to describe the primary issues which arise in wage and benefits
lawsuits in today's human resource environment.
2]
Students will be able to identify "red flags" in the interview process, during promotion
evaluations, and which may arise during the layoff of employees in industries today.
3]
Students will be able to explain the major laws which apply to various facets of human
resource management.
4]
Students will be able to explain how to terminate an employee without violating the
law, and/or how to defend against the accusation of a violation.
5]
Students will be able to identify the issues under which employees succeed or fail in
their lawsuits against companies.
6]
Students will be able to explain the difference between affirmative action and consent
decrees, and become aware of the different government agencies with which employers
must deal in today's legal environment.
RESEARCH PAPER CHOICE FORM
NAME:
TODAY'S DATE: _______________
1st Choice:
Oral Report to be
given on: _____________________
2nd Choice: _________________
3rd Choice: _________________
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NAME:
TODAY'S DATE: _______________
1st Choice:
Oral Report to be
given on: _____________________
2nd Choice: _________________
3rd Choice: _________________
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