Mgt 380: Employment Practices

MGT 380: EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

Spring 2005 T TH 12:30-1:45 p.m.

Prof. Dosanjh Zucker e-mail: [email protected] website: http://www.csun.edu/~kkd61657/ office: BB 4227 office phone: 818-677-2408 office hours: T TH: 12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m. Tu: 6:30-7:00 p.m. W: 5:30-7:00 p.m. Also available by appointment.

Required Texts: Bennett-Alexander, D. D., & Hartman, L. P. Employment Law for Business (2004, 4th ed.). New York, NY: Irwin/McGraw-Hill.

Learning Objectives The purpose of this course is to develop students’ ability to effectively manage employment practices as supervisors and business owners. Specifically, students will be able to create policies, practices, and procedures designed to minimize the risk of liability arising from the employment relationship. Additionally, students will be able to develop strategies that could avoid litigation regarding adverse employment decisions. (Throughout the course, these policies, practices, procedures, and strategies are collectively referred to as “best practices.”) Students will be able to be managers who uphold not only the letter but the spirit of employment law in their individual decision- making and organizational practices.

In order to achieve these objectives, students will:  review relevant statutes, judicial decisions, and administrative regulations that shape the rights and responsibilities in the workplace,  create and analyze hypothetical and actual workplace situations to determine the relevant legal issues presented, and how liability could have been, or was, prevented in these situations,  consider the law’s role as an agent of and respondent to social and demographic forces affecting the workplace, and  examine the ethical dimensions of the employment relationship and dilemmas faced by employees and supervisors in the workplace. Performance Evaluation

Grade Components (See below for further description.) % of Grade Exam One 15% Exam Two 20%

Final Exam 25% Professional Conduct and Contribution 15% Quizzes (average of five) 25% ______100% Final grades will be assigned as follows: A 93 - 100 % B- 80 - 82.9 % D+ 67 - 69.9 % A- 90 - 92.9 % C+ 77 - 79.9 % D 63 - 66.9 % B+ 87 - 89.9 % C 73 - 76.9 % D- 60 - 62.9 % B 83 - 86.9 % C- 70 - 72.9 % F 0 - 59.9 %

Policy on Academic Honesty Cheating (or any other form of academic dishonesty) on exams or in relation to any aspect of the grading process will not be tolerated. Please read and become familiar with the section of the current section of the CSUN Catalog entitled “Academic Dishonesty” during the first week of class. Unless stated otherwise, everything that you turn in for course credit must represent your own work. COBAE students’ “core values” are: respect, honesty, integrity, commitment, and responsibility. In all aspects of the course and in each class session, you must strive to uphold these core values. See: http://www.csun.edu/busecon/CoreValues.pdf

Class Meetings Class sessions will typically include:  lecture on topic for the class session,  discussion of current development in employment practices and its socio- demographic and/or legal context, and  exercises and discussion designed to increase students’ ability to develop effective employment practices as managers.

Exams will cover material presented in the assigned readings and class meetings. There will be three “midterm exams.” Exam One will be held on Thursday March 3. Exam Two will be held on Thursday April 14. The final exam is on Thursday May 26 at 12:45 p.m. per the CSUN Catalog. Exams will consist of multiple-choice questions and short-answer questions requiring students to apply their knowledge of employment practices to given hypothetical workplace situations. Exam One will cover material presented in the assigned readings and class meetings until that date, and Exam Two will cover material presented from Exam One until that date. The final exam is cumulative. Please Note: Make-up exams will not be given. Quizzes will consist of one or two short-answer questions, worth a total of ten points. The average score for the five quizzes will be weighed into your final grade. Quizzes will cover material presented in the assigned readings and class meetings since the previous quiz or exam. Quiz dates are as follows:  Tuesday February 15  Tuesday March 15  Thursday April 7  Tuesday April 26  Thursday May 12

Please Note: On February 8, a five-point quiz will be given on this course syllabus. Points earned on this quiz will be added to Exam One. Makeup quizzes will not be given. “Technology and Persons with Disabilities” Annual Conference March 16-March 19 at LAX Marriott and Hilton Hotels: The CSUN Center on Disabilities is offering free registration to this Conference to students in this class. Proof of attendance on at least one day of the conference and a one-page (250 words max.) paper entitled “What I learned from the ‘Technology and Persons with Disabilities’ Annual Conference” will allow a student to waive one quiz: either through dropping the lowest score on a quiz or by opting not to take one quiz. Details on registration (due February 14) will be given in class to interested students.

Professional conduct and contribution Professionalism includes regularly attending class, arriving on time, not leaving early without prior notice, not walking out of the classroom during class unnecessarily, being prepared for class, turning off cell phones, pagers, etc. during class, exams, and quizzes, listening attentively, being respectful in communicating with classmates and the professor, and showing respect for others’ rights to their opinions. Contribution includes participating thoughtfully in class discussions and exercises.

Please check the course website at: http://www.csun.edu/~kkd61657/ under “MGT 380” before each class to obtain any handouts for the upcoming class session. Class Schedule (Subject to revision as needed) ”CEQ” = “Chapter End Questions” “ #” = case-end questions Please note that the reading assignments are not necessarily in numerical order. You should read the “Management Tips” included at the end of each chapter included in the reading list. Date Topic/Events Reading Class Session One (2/1) Introduction to Course; N/A Overview of Employment Practices; Instructions for Potential Adds & Enrolled Students

Class Session Two (2/3) Employment-at-Will and Course Syllabus; pp. 3-29; limitations; Employment Ch. 1 CEQ 2 (a-i) and CEQ Agreements; Exercises on 12 Wrongful Termination; Bonus Quiz on course syllabus

Class Session Three (2/8) Constructive Discharge/ Van Steenburg p. 30 #2; ”Best Practices” to avoid Yoho p. 32 #3 termination-related liability/ Discussion: Employment Practices Frameworks; “Ethical Considerations” in at-will employment relationship.

Class Session Four (2/10) Workers’ classification: pp. 45-56 (to HRP case); discussion and exercise 60-70; Darden p. 53 #1; Trayon Redd #3; Ch. 2 CEQ: 4,6 & 10 Class Session Five (2/15) Quiz One pp. 79-94 (“skim” only); Overview of the Federal pp. 95-111; McDonnell- Anti-Discrimination Douglas p. 95 #3; Griggs p. Statutory Framework 101 #2 including Title VII; Disparate Treatment and Disparate Impact forms of Discrimination

Class Session Six (2/17) Overview of Title VII Ali p. 109 #3; ch.3 CEQ continued; “Best Practices” 1.5.8,9 under Title VII; Introduction to California FEHA

Class Session Seven (2/22) Issues in Hiring and Lamp Works p. 122 #1 & 2; Recruiting: Title VII and 120-122; pp. 161-66 (to FEHA; Affirmative Action Bakke); pp. 176-188; pp. and Diversity 124-129; McGarry p. 132 #1 & 3. Class Session Eight (2/24) Issues in Hiring and 131-148; CEQ pp. 149-150 Recruiting Continued: # 2,3,4,5 Hiring-related tort liability Class Session Nine (3/1) Issues in Racial pp. 196-202; Vaughn p. 203 Discrimination; #2,3; Bradley p. 205 #2; Introduction to Harassment Daniels p. 209 #3; Walker and Retaliation as form of p. 211 #2; Discrimination; Q & A for Prepare specific questions First Midterm Exam for review session Class Session Ten (3/3) Exam One

Class Session Eleven (3/8) Issues in Gender and pp. 245 -246; 253-255; Pregnancy Discrimination; Dothard p. 233 #3; Price Overview of Equal Pay Waterhouse p. 237 #3; Act; FEHA and Marital Harper p. 239 #3; Zaken p. Status Discrimination 256 #1; WWW p. 252 #3; UAW p. 263

Class Session Twelve Issues in Gender and (3/10) Pregnancy Discrimination continued Class Session 13 (3/15) Quiz Two pp. 372-396; Wilson p. 373 Issues in Religious #2,Chalmers p. 379 #1; p. Discrimination Pime 391 #1, Ch. 10 CEQ #10 Class Session 14 (3/17) Issues in National Origin pp. 412-424; Garcia p. 405; Discrimination; Ch. 11 CEQ#4 Undocumented Workers and Ethics in Employment NO CLASSES HELD ON SPRING BREAK March 22 & 24 Class Session 15 (3/29) Sexual Harassment pp. 273-281; Oncale . 281 Overview/Quid Pro Quo #2; Bryson p. 284 #3; CEQ Harassment Ch. 8 #8 NO CLASSES HELD ON CESAR CHAVEZ DAY March 31 OBSERVED Class Session 16 (4/5) Hostile Work Environment pp. 287-305; Meritor p. 288 #1;Ellison p. 297 #2; Blakely p. 302 #3 ch. 8 CEQ #1,2,4,7 Class Session 17 (4/7) Quiz Three pp. 306-321; Faragher p. Employer Liability for 306 #3; Ch. 10 CEQ #10 Sexual Harassment/Related Issues/Conducting an effective sexual harassment investigation/Best Practices/Instructions for In-class Mock Investigation Class Session 18 (4/12) In-class Mock Prepare for In-class Mock Investigation; Q & A for Investigation; Review for Second Midterm Exam Midterm Exam and prepare specific questions for review session Class Session 19 (4/14) Exam Two Class Session 20 (4/19) Issues in Sexual Orientation pp. 336-349; Desantis p. and Transgender 336; Williamson p. 339 #1; Discrimination; FEHA Doe p. 343 #1; Ch. 9 CEQ #1

Class Session 21 (4/21) Overview of ADEA claims pp. 428-436; Parrish p. 436 and defenses #2

Class Session 22 (4/26) Quiz Four pp. 443-461; Oubre p. 446 Layoffs and Retirement; #2; ch. 12 CEQ #7,11 Age Discrimination and FEHA Class Session 23 (4/28) Overview of ADA and pp. 468-513; Toyota p. 476 Issues in Disability #2,3; Collins p. 488 #1; Discrimination; Pre- Jovanovic p. 491 #1; Ch. 13 employment testing and CEQ #2,8,11 inquiries; Disability Discrimination and FEHA Class Session 24 (5/3) Overview of FMLA and pp. 258-260; Spangler p. California Family Rights 261 #1 Leave Class Session 25 (5/5) Issues in Workplace pp. 595-595; French p. 598 Privacy #2; 607-631; ch. 16 CEQ #7, #12 Class Session 26 (5/10) Issues in Workplace Safety; pp. 690-719; CEQ #5 Cal-OSHA; Discussion of ergonomics and violence in workplace Class Session 27 (5/12) Quiz Five Being an effective manager: “The Big Picture” of Employment Practices

Class Session 28 (5/17) “Catch-up” if needed; Create specific questions review for review session

Class Session 29 (5/19) Review for Final Exam