Registration Guide 2024-2025

AREAS OF FOCUS

Labor and Employment Law

"Labor and employment law" refers to the broad array of laws that govern the relationships between, and the rights and duties of, employers, employees and labor unions.

This curricular area comprises three separate domains of law and policy: laws concerning general aspects of the employer-employee relationship (e.g., the common law of employment and employee benefits laws); specific statutory frameworks prohibiting discriminatory treatment (employment discrimination law); and laws relating to labor unions and collective bargaining agreements (labor law). The practice of employment law is quite varied. For example, the practice of a lawyer who works in the area of employment discrimination might be oriented primarily to litigation, while that of a labor lawyer might focus on collective bargaining, arbitration, and counseling clients about the applicable regulatory schemes. Labor law is an increasingly significant practice area in the public sector, due to the rise of union membership among government employees. Issues implicating labor and employment law also often arise in the practice of lawyers who do not specialize in it, including general practitioners, in-house counsel, business lawyers, non-profit lawyers, and civil rights lawyers.

Recommended Courses

Labor Law

Employment Discrimination Law

Employment Law

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Health Law

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