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Detailed information about the module 
Module title:
Labor and Employment Law in the U.S.A.: An Introduction and Overview
Module title (english):
Labor and Employment Law in the U.S.A.: An Introduction and Overview
Module number:
82-021-VWLECO16-H-0716
Level:
Bachelor (UNI)
Course of study:
Type:
Modul
Organising faculty/Language Center:
Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät
Instructors responsible:
Althammer, Jörg
Examiners:
Credit points (ECTS):
5
competencies/skills:
- In this lecture students get in-depth knowledge of the theories and methods of Labor and Employment Law in the U.S.A.
- The course enables students to perceive lax problems at an international level, to analyze them and to develop appropriate solutions.
course content/topics:
Although frequently portrayed as the land of “hire and fire,” the actual situation in the U.S. presents a rather more complicated picture. This module will provide a comprehensive introduction to and overview of the employment-ordering regime in the United States.
To do this, the module will investigate the key characteristics of the National Labor Relations Act, the Nation‟s basic labour relations law, including the central features of American collective bargaining and the protections the NLRA extends to non-unionized workers. It then will turn to a consideration of individual employment law, considering, among other matters, the rise and the qualification of the employment at will rule and the extent of common law protections of individual autonomy. Some overview of the American minimum wage law and workplace safety laws will be provided. The rise of the use of mandatory arbitration as a substitute to common law courts for the vindication of employment rights will be considered. The module also will investigate American anti-discrimination law, with a special emphasis on the impact of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
No previous background is necessary or expected. Constant reference will be had to comparative considerations of American with German and European law. Presentations will be framed with reference to the history of legal developments, the philosophical tendencies that direct American developments and attitudes, and the influence of religious thought in the ordering regime. The American system of federalism and its impact on employment ordering will be part of the discussion. Current trends in the law and the future of work will be discussed. Reading will be assigned from materials available on library reserve.
formal requirements of admission:
recommended qualifications:
None
Lehr- und Lernformen/Lehrveranstaltungstypen:
Introduction to the subject by lectures
Presentation of results by students
Group discussion
requirements for the attainment of ECTS points:
Work performance will be mainly evaluated by means of a term paper (about. 15 pages). However, a presentation in
combination with the term paper is necessary due to the goals of this class.
workload/distribution of ECTS points within the module:
20 h = Time of attendance lecture
20 h = Preparation and postprocessing lecture
100 h = Preparation and self study term paper
140 h = Total workload
calculation of module marks:
- Term paper / essay 80%
- Oral presentation 20%
teaching/learning method:
compatibility with other courses of study:
Turnus des Angebots:
WS
Beteiligte Fachgebiete:
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