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HRDV 3403 Employment Law
(Fall and Spring Semesters)

Prerequisite: Departmental Approval
HRD Academic Advisor should be consulted prior to enrollment

Workforce Development Education Programs
Department of Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders
College of Education and Health Professions
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

The purpose of HRDV 3403, Undergraduate Human Resource Development (HRD) Employment Law, is to equip students with knowledge that should enable them to be competent in handling employment law issues in their respective organizations. This web-based course covers the law facts, key concepts, employer responsibilities, employee rights, and employee relations. 

This is a required HRD Technical course for HRD students in Catalog year 2004 and later.  HRD students in previous catalog years may count this towards their 12-hour Practicum requirement.

This course will cover nine topics:

• The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
• The Age Discrimination Act in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)
• Tile VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and The EEOC
• The Equal Pay Act of 1963
• The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA)
• The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• Prevention of Sexual Harassment
• The Fair Labor Act of 1938
• The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Based on the knowledge acquired in the course, students will be required to identify and interview a practitioner in the field who is in charge of implementing the organization's company laws.

Textbook  Law and Ethics in the Business Environment, 5th Edition. Halbert, T. and Ingulli, E.  Thompson West Publishers, Inc.  ISBN 0-324-20490-6.

Evaluation/Assignments

The grade for each student will be based upon individual completion of homework, quizzes, discussion board responses, research reports, a field interview report, and a final research paper.

A total of 100 points can be earned as follows:

Homework, quizzes, discussion board, research reports, field report and class participation combine for up to 70 points.

Research Paper: 30 points

For more information about this course, contact

Mr. Barry D. Baker
Fayetteville, Arkansas

Phone: 479-575-4790
Fax: 479-575-7637