Course Information

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Duration:
7 weeks, 45 hours

Program Modality:
Online

Cost:
$1,495

Dates:
May 5 - June 20, 2025

Notes:

This course requires an average of 8 hours per week for reading and completing assignments.

Students requiring accommodation should contact our office at pewd@utrgv.edu to learn about the process.

Employment Law Certificate Course

Employment law is a branch of contract law that focuses on the relationships between employers and employees. This course will cover key statutes, including the National Labor Relations Act, the Railway Labor Act, and various statutes related to public employees.

Topics include:

• Discuss the roots of the master-servant relationship.
• Wages and hours.
• Anti-discrimination in employment.
• Minimum wages and maximum hours.
• Regulation of working conditions.

CLS by BARBRI is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM.

• 45 Professional Development Credits

This program is provided in partnership with Center for Legal Studies (CLS), a BARBRI company, a leading continuing education company.

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Details:


Participants will demonstrate the following skills through successful completion of all required coursework and assignments:
• Discuss the roots of the master-servant relationship
• Distinguish employment from independent contracting
• Distinguish employment at will from wrongful discharge
• Identify torts that can be brought against employers
• Examine discrimination in hiring
• Discuss accommodation in working conditions
• Identify labor organizations
• Discuss unfair labor practices
• Examine the structure of the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act
• Identify constitutional protections against discrimination
• Discuss disability discrimination and accommodations
• Examine age discrimination in hiring and in retirement

This is an accelerated course. You will be expected to spend an average of at least 8 hours per week reading and completing assignments. Extensions will not be granted. This course is the equivalent of at least 45 clock hours of study. A minimum passing score of 70% is required on all tests and assignments.

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Required textbooks for this course:
Basic Labor and Employment Law for Paralegals, 2nd edition, by Clyde E. Craig, available from CLS by BARBRI.
Highly Recommended Legal Resources:
Gilbert Pocket Size Law Dictionary, 3rd Edition. West Academic.

Your final grade will be figured as follows:
The six writing assignments are worth 50 points each and comprise 50% of your grade.
The two exams are worth 100 points and comprise 40% of your grade.
Your participation in class participation assignments comprises 10% of your grade.

Note: If you are applying for the Continuing Education Private Loan to cover the registration fee for a non-credit continuing education program, then please use the UTRGV Continuing Education School Code: 003599. The loan amount you note in the application cannot exceed the open enrollment fee noted on our website. Books will NOT be included in the loan amount. The minimum for the loans must be $500.00. Some service charges may apply.

*The only loan provider PEWD accepts is Sallie Mae*

Private Loans

 

Submit a required written request via email three business days before the program start date. Weekends are not considered. Partial refunds are not allowed.



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