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Spring 2009
Law No.: LAW5640
Sched. No.: 405tv
Employment Law Health & Saftey
Section 0001
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Verkerke, J



Administrative Information:

Days, Times (Room):M W, 1410-1530 (WB 102)
Credits:3Type:Lecture
Capacity:39 **This information is current as of 08/29/2008 01:58:47 AM**
Current Enrollment:39 **This information is current as of 08/29/2008 01:58:47 AM**

Course Description:

Working can be surprisingly dangerous. Hundreds of thousands of employees every year suffer accidental injuries, occupational diseases, or become victims of violence in the workplace. However, injury rates have fallen steadily over the last century. What role has legal regulation played in this decline? How might existing laws be better designed to improve workplace health and safety without imposing unduly large regulatory burdens on employers? This course will consider questions such as these as we examine legal responses to work-related safety and health issues. We will study in some detail the worker's compensation system and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). Course coverage will also include selected topics such as workplace violence, drug testing, smoking, and health insurance. Designed to complement Employment Law: Contracts, Torts & Statutes, this course has no prerequisite, and students should feel free to take these introductory employment law offerings in any order they wish.

The graded work for this course will differ substantially from the conventional three-hour essay examination. Instead, students will complete three short closed-book comprehension quizzes, three 500-word take-home essay questions, and a 1000-word position paper.

COURSE REQUIREMENT: Three closed-book comprehension quizzes, three 500-word take-home essay questions, and a 1000-word position paper