An introduction to legal principles and their relationships to business organizations. Includes a review of the laws and regulations that govern their operations. Explores the background and origin of the U.S. legal system, its law enforcement agencies and the legal procedures used by the government to enforce its laws. Representative topics include the American legal system, the court system, torts, bankruptcy and regulatory law. A substantial portion of the course deals with contract law.

Representative Course Topical Areas:

• American Legal System, Courts and Procedure
• Constitutional Basis for Business Regulation
• Courts Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Agency and Forms of Business Organizations
• Administrative Law
• Torts
• Contracts & Sales
• Product Liability
• Intellectual Property
• The Employment Agreement
• Civil Rights and Employment Discrimination
• Debtor-creditor Relations and Bankruptcy
• Introduction to the Employment Relationship

Wrongful Discharge

• What is it
• Public policy

Avoiding Employment Related Tort Claims

• Emotional distress
• Fraud
• Defamation
• Invasion of privacy

Managers and Hiring Malpractice

• Negligent hiring
• Supervision training and retention

Eliminating Discriminatory Bias from Personnel Decisions

• Sources of anti-discrimination laws
• Discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, and national origin
• Discrimination based upon age
• Discrimination-based upon disability

Prerequisite Knowledge:

None required.

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