Law 9619 - Employment Law

This course provides an introduction to the growing body of law that governs the employment relationship. Topics to be covered include: the hiring and firing of employees; the employment-at-will doctrine; the erosion of the employment-at-will doctrine; covenants not to compete; the protection of trade secrets; the employee’s duty of loyalty; the use of lie-detectors, drug testing, and HIV-testing in hiring and discharge decisions; Workers Compensation; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). There are no prerequisites. Credit(s): 3