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227.22 sec. 001 - Work Law (Spring 2025)
Instructor: Diana S Reddy (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 4
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
TuTh 3:35 PM - 5:25 PM
Location: Law 170
From January 14, 2025
To April 24, 2025
Course End: April 24, 2025
Class Number: 32949
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 29
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 60
As of: 01/21 05:35 PM
This is a survey of the law of work, designed to introduce students to the many overlapping schemes for regulating the relationship between workers and employers. This course starts with the foundational question of who counts as an employee and why that matters; covers a host of issues related to job quality and economic security, such as the legal regulation of wages, time off, workplace safety and health, termination, and more; provides an overview of social insurance programs related to work, such as unemployment insurance and workers' compensation; and concludes with a discussion of work and how to regulate it in the "gig" economy. This course also introduces the topics of collective action by workers and unions and the prohibitions on discrimination in the workplace, but will not delve into them thoroughly. Students wanting a deeper dive into those topics can take Labor Law and Employment Discrimination, respectively.
This course is designed to be useful to students who have an interest in working in the labor and employment field, whether they intend to represent workers, employers, or the government. It is also designed to be useful to students who expect to be an employee or an employer at some point in their lives, i.e. almost everyone who attends law school.
Throughout the course, we will focus on the historical evolution of work law and the strategic actors who have reshaped it, the important public policy questions raised by how we regulate work, and how the regulation of work shapes and is shaped by broader societal inequalities, including class, race, gender, disability, immigration status and more.
*Also, please note that there is significant topic overlap with the previously offered course on Employment Law. Students who have previously taken Employment Law should NOT enroll in Work Law, since it will cover largely the same material, just under a new name.*
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Requirements Satisfaction:
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Submit teaching evaluations for this course between 14-APR-25 and 29-APR-25
Exam Notes: (F) In-class final exam
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Exam Length: 4 hours
Course Category: Work Law
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Race and Law
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Books:
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- Work Law: Cases and Materials (4th ed)
Crain, Kim, Selmi, and Rogers
Edition: 4th ed (2020) with most recent supplement
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
ISBN: 9781531013264
e-Book Available: unknown
Price: To Be Determined