
{"id":151,"date":"2015-03-11T18:43:10","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T18:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/?page_id=151"},"modified":"2015-03-11T18:43:10","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T18:43:10","slug":"ism-600-employment-law-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/?page_id=151","title":{"rendered":"ISM 600  EMPLOYMENT LAW Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><b>ISM 600<\/b><br \/>\n<b>EMPLOYMENT LAW<\/b>May 2011 Residency<br \/>\nSunday, May 8th &#8211; Wednesday, May 11th<br \/>\n8:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.<\/center><b>Prof. Pat Cihon<\/b><br \/>\n<b>513\u00a0 WSoM<\/b><br \/>\n<b>443-3647 office\/ 443-1381 (secretary)\/ 558-2275 (home)<\/b><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Email:<\/span><\/b> pjcihon@syr,edu<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WEBPAGE<a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.whitman.syr.edu\/pjcihon\/400syll.F03.html\">: <\/a><\/span><\/b><em>\u00a0 <\/em><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.whitman.syr.edu\/pjcihon\/ISM.EmploymentLaw.May08.html\">I<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/myweb.whitman.syr.edu\/pjcihon\/ISM.EmploymentLaw.May2011.html\">ISM.EmploymentLaw.May2011<\/a><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">OFFICE HOURS<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0 by appointment &#8212; see me after class, or leave an Email message<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">REQUIRED TEXTS<\/span><\/b>:<br \/>\n<b>1) Employment &amp; Labor Law, Cihon &amp; Castagnera, 7th edition<\/b> [Referred to as C&amp;C] &#8212; Available at the Orange Student Bookstore in M Square Mall<\/p>\n<p><b>2) Supplementary Materials &#8212; <\/b>To be distributed in class or through the Internet site<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">COURSE REQUIREMENTS<\/span><\/b>: CLASS PARTICIPATION,\u00a0\u00a0 PARTICIPATION IN ON-LINE DISCUSSIONS, AND WRITTEN PAPER. PARTICIPATION IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS IS EXPECTED. STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE READ THE ASSIGNED MATERIAL THOROUGHLY BEFORE CLASS IN ORDER TO FACILITATE CLASS DISCUSSION; STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO BRIEF THE CASES CONTAINED IN THE ASSIGNED MATERIAL PRIOR TO EACH CLASS. CLASS PARTICIPATION AND BLACKBOARD DISCUSSION ACCOUNTS FOR 25% OF A STUDENT&#8217;S GRADE FOR THE COURSE.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Weight Assigned for Grade Determination<\/span><\/b>: The paper is worth 75% and participation is worth 25%.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT<\/span><\/b><br \/>\nThe faculty of the Whitman School of Management has adopted an Academic Integrity Policy emphasizing that honesty, integrity, and respect for others are fundamental expectations in our School. The Policy requires all students who take WSOM courses to certify in writing that they have read, understand, and agree to comply with the Academic Integrity Policy. SoM students should have completed a certification statement. Completed statements will be kept on file in the MBA Office (Suite 315).<br \/>\n<b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CLASS ATTENDANCE POLICY<\/span>:<\/b> University regulations provide that requirements and policies concerning nonattendance are established by instructors of each course. Class attendance is expected; students who miss in-class assignments because of nonattendance will not be permitted to make up such assignments. Absences due to medical conditions or because of required participation in university-sanctioned activities will be excused, upon presentation of appropriate documentation substantiating the reason for the absence.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LEARNING OBJECTIVES:<\/span><\/b><br \/>\n1. To understand the legal nature of the employment relationship.<br \/>\n2. To appreciate the rationale for the development of the equal employment opportunity [EEO] legislation and its effect upon the nature of the employment relationship.<br \/>\n3. To comprehend the requirements of the various federal and state EEO laws and their inter-relationship.<br \/>\n4. To appreciate the impact and effect of the EEO legislation upon management decisions, behavior and procedures.<br \/>\n5. To develop skills for critical thinking and communication skills through class discussion, oral presentations and written work.<\/p>\n<p><center><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">COURSE OUTLINE AND READINGS:<\/span><\/b><\/center><b>Sunday, May<\/b><strong> 8th <\/strong><br \/>\nI. Introduction:<br \/>\nA.\u00a0 Overview of Employment and Labor Law &#8212; C&amp;C Chap. 1<br \/>\nA. The Employment Relationship<br \/>\nReadings:<br \/>\n1. C&amp;C &#8212; Chap 2<br \/>\n2.\u00a0 Supplemental Cases &#8212; NY At Will Cases,\u00a0 Lobosco<br \/>\nB.\u00a0 Common Law Employment Issues :\u00a0 Torts, Restrictive Covenants, Trade Secrets<br \/>\nReadings:<br \/>\n1.\u00a0 C&amp;C &#8212; Chap 3<br \/>\n2.\u00a0 Supplemental Cases &#8212; restrictive covenants, trade secrets cases<br \/>\nC.\u00a0 Employee Privacy<br \/>\nReadings:<br \/>\n1.\u00a0 C&amp;C &#8212; Chap 4<\/p>\n<p><b>Monday, May 9th:<\/b><br \/>\nII.\u00a0 The Development of EEO Legislation<br \/>\nA.. The Legislative Framework<br \/>\nReadings:<br \/>\n1. C&amp;C &#8212; Appendices A [Title VII]<br \/>\n2. Supp. &#8212; New York State Human Rights Law<br \/>\nB. Title VII &#8212; Overview<br \/>\n1. Discrimination under Title VII &#8212; Disparate Treatment and Disparate Impact, the &#8220;Bottom Line&#8221;, Validity Studies<br \/>\nSeniority Systems and Discrimination, Affirmative Action and Title VII<br \/>\nReadings:<br \/>\n1. C&amp;C: &#8212; Chap. 6<br \/>\n2.\u00a0 Supplemental Cases &#8212; Washington v. Davis, Albemarle Paper v. Moody,\u00a0 and the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection, Validity Studies<\/p>\n<p>III. Gender Discrimination and Title VII<br \/>\nA. Intro &#8212; BFOQ, Sex Stereotyping, Sex-Plus Discrimination<br \/>\nB. Sex Discrimination and Pay Differentials<br \/>\nC. Pregnancy and Family Obligations: Title VII and the Family and Medical Leave Act<br \/>\nD. Sexual Harassment<br \/>\nE. Sexual Preference and Other Sex-Discrimination Issues<br \/>\nReadings:<br \/>\n1. C&amp;C: Chap. 7<br \/>\n2.\u00a0 Supplemental Materials:<\/p>\n<p><b>Tuesday, May 10th:<\/b><br \/>\nIV. Religious &amp; National Origin Discrimination<br \/>\nA. Religious Discrimination<br \/>\nB. National Origin<br \/>\nV. Title VII Enforcement Procedure and Remedies<br \/>\nA. Enforcement and Procedure<br \/>\nB. Remedies<br \/>\nReadings:<br \/>\n1. C&amp;C: Chap. 8<\/p>\n<p>VI. Age &amp; Disability Discrimination<br \/>\nA. Age Discrimination in Employment Act<\/p>\n<p>Readings:<br \/>\n1. C&amp;C: Chap.9<br \/>\nB. Disability Discrimination<br \/>\nC.\u00a0 Drug Abuse<br \/>\nReadings:<br \/>\n1. C&amp;C: Chap.10<\/p>\n<p><b>Wednesday, May 11th:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A. 42 U.S. S.1981, S.1983<br \/>\nB. E.O. 11246<br \/>\nC. Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act<br \/>\nD. National Labor Relations Act<br \/>\nE. U.S. Constitution<br \/>\nF. State EEO Laws<br \/>\nG. Employee Polygraph Protection Act<br \/>\nH. Off the Job Conduct and Employee Privacy<br \/>\nReadings:<br \/>\n1. C&amp;C:\u00a0 Chap. 11<br \/>\n2. Supp: NYS Labor Law s. 201-d,\u00a0 Cases<br \/>\nVIII.\u00a0 Labor Relations Law<br \/>\nA.\u00a0 Introduction to the NLRA<br \/>\nReadings.\u00a0 C&amp;C:\u00a0 Pages 348 -372<br \/>\nB.\u00a0 Union Representation Elections<br \/>\nReadings:\u00a0 C&amp;C:\u00a0 Chap. 13<br \/>\nC. Unfair Labor Practices<br \/>\nReadings:.\u00a0 C&amp;C:\u00a0 Chap. 14<\/p>\n<p><center>**********************************************<\/center><b>Project Deadlines:<\/b><br \/>\nPaper Topic Due:\u00a0 June 1st<br \/>\nInitial Draft Due:\u00a0 July 15th<br \/>\nFinal Draft:\u00a0 Aug. 15th<br \/>\n***********************************************<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISM 600 EMPLOYMENT LAWMay 2011 Residency Sunday, May 8th &#8211; Wednesday, May 11th 8:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.Prof. Pat Cihon 513\u00a0 WSoM 443-3647 office\/ 443-1381 (secretary)\/ 558-2275 (home) Email: pjcihon@syr,edu WEBPAGE: \u00a0 IISM.EmploymentLaw.May2011 OFFICE HOURS:\u00a0 by appointment &#8212; see me after class, or leave an Email message REQUIRED TEXTS: 1) Employment &amp; Labor Law, Cihon &amp; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/?page_id=151\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">ISM 600  EMPLOYMENT LAW Syllabus<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=151"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":153,"href":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/151\/revisions\/153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pjcihon.expressions.syr.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}