GM640 Legal Issues for Managers (3 cr.)

This course is an overview of the American legal system and its impact on organizational decision making. It emphasizes identifying legal issues in management in the areas of torts, contracts, employment, and discrimination law. In addition, this course surveys current trends and issues in business law and the impact they have on today’s society.

Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Explain the fundamental components and processes of the American legal and governmental systems.
2. Analyze the legal rights and liabilities of public and private employers and employees.
3. Define and apply the basic principles of contract, tort, and discrimination law relevant to management.
4. Analyze state and federal legal issues addressed by business and industry, including wage and overtime, safety in the workplace, social media in the workplace, and employee right to privacy.
5. Identify legal issues critical to managers and appropriately respond.