Legal Aspects of Human Resource Management

LSLW578(Section 01)

Spring 2001

Professor Time/Location Office Hours Contact Information
Jack Baldwin-LeClair Tuesday, 6:30-9:10 PM by appointment and as Tel:(973)655-7953
MA, Ed.S, J.D Dickson Hall Room 333 posted Law Office:(973)538-2204
Fax: (973) 655-7951
Email:leclairj@chss.montclair.edu

Materials

T=Twomey, Labor and Employment Law, (Cincinnati, Ohio: South-Western Publishing Co., 1994)

Grading

Midterm Examination 30%
Final Examination 30%
Classroom Participation 10%
Paper, Homework, and Lab Assignments 30%

PURPOSE OF THIS COURSE

This course is a survey course. No prior computer knowledge is necessary or expected. The purpose of the course is as follows:

  1. To explore the importance of employment relations through federal and state law.
  2. To acquaint the students with the use of a variety of legal tools available to assist the legal professionals in the performance of daily tasks.
  3. To understand the principles labor relations and how mangers can control the employment environment
  4. To teach a advanced techniques in labor-management relations.
  5. To teach the preparation of manuals, policies, and procedures in the management of the modern employment environment.

NOTES

  1. Reading assignments must be prepared in advance of the class meeting date.
  2. Not all course material is covered in the text. Examinations may include material covered by lecture, class discussion, handouts, demonstrations or lab sessions in addition to assigned readings.
  3. There will be no makeup examinations.(1)
  4. Class attendance is mandatory and class participation will be rewarded.
  5. Recommended reference books and supplemental reading materials will be assigned.
  6. Students are encouraged to work cooperatively.
  7. DO NOT FAX ASSIGNMENTS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

TOPICS AND ASSIGNMENTS

All assigned chapters refer to the text. Specific assignments within the pages assigned may be announced in class. All topics will be covered on a flexible schedule depending on the needs of the class, and other factors. Preliminary dates are provided.

WEEK / TOPIC / ASSIGNMENT

PART I - Introduction to Labor and Employment Relations
 01.16.01  Introduction  T: Ch 1
 01.23.01  The vehicles of labor power: RLA and NLRA   T: Ch 2, 3.
 01.30.01  The bargaining unit and exercise of basic rights  T: Ch 4
 02.06.01  Variations in health care managment.  T: Ch 5
 02.13.01  Protecting labor from management: Employer ULP's  T: Ch 6
 02.20.01  When good unions do bad things: Union ULP's  T: Ch 7
 02.27.01  MIDTERM EXAMINATION  Note: No class on March 6 - Spring Break
 

PART II - Managing Continuing Relationships
 03.13.01  The muscle behind the will to power: Picketing, boycotting, and hot cargo and their limits  T: Ch 8, 9; March 14 is the withdrawal deadline with no refund.
 03.20.01  The various acts and their limitations on employer and employee hegemony.  T: Ch 10
 03.27.01  Assisting the parties in settlement: what the law says  T: Ch 11
 04.03.01  Keeping the unions honest: internal conduct: Why Jablonski is dead and Hoffa sleeps with the fishes  T: Ch 12
 04.10.01  Public Employment: growth industry in labor law  T: Ch 13
 04.17.01  Protecting the worker from danger  T: Ch 14
 04.24.01  Fair employment practices  T: Ch 16, 17
 05.01.01  Who let the dogs out - woof -woof? Fair employment practices and the future.  T: Ch 15, 18
 05.08.01  FINAL EXAMINATION  Papers due on this Date

(1) Make up exams will only be considered in the event of kidnapping, terrorist acts, national emergency, or death (yours).