Human Resource Management Certificate Program

HRMC 455

Human Resource Management

SYLLABUS

TEXTBOOK: There is one textbooks required:

Book 1: The Employer's Legal Handbook. Sixth Edition. Attorney Fred S Steingold. Edited by Attorney Amy Delpo. NOLO: 2000. ISBN 1-4133-0456-7

Ordering Information: you may order this book from any source that you wish. Many of the major bookstores through out the country will special order this book for you.

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This course focuses on the legal rights and responsibilities of the employer to the employee. The materials for this course are focused on chapters 1-13 in the book.

COURSE CONTENT:

1). Hiring Process
2). Personnel Practices and Procedures
3). Wages
4). Employee Benefits
5). Taxes
6). Family and Medical Leave
7). Health and Safety Laws
8). Discrimination
9). Employees with Disabilities
10). Termination
11). Independent Contractors
12). Unions
13). Lawyers

COURSE OBJECTIVES: At the completion of this course, you will:

1). Understand legal guidelines for hiring employees.
2). What is required for employee files, employee handbooks, employee reviews and employee discipline procedures
3). Labor laws for paying employee wages.
4). Health care coverage and retirement benefits.
5). Federal employment tax requirements and tax deductions.
6). How the family and medical leave works and the legal requirements.
7). How the Federal and State OSHA laws affect the employer and employee workplace.
8). What is illegal discrimination in the workplace.
9). Legal requirements for workers with disabilities.
10). How to properly handle the process of employee termination.
11). The pros and cons of hiring independent contractors.
12). Understand unions and the legal impacts.
13). What to look for in lawyer and conducting legal research.

COURSE PROGRESSION: The course begins on the date of student enrollment. You have 90 days to complete this course. Extensions are rarely granted, and then, only for extreme emergencies or active military duty. If you do not complete the course within the 90 day time frame receive an "incomplete/withdrawal" and would have to re-register and pay tuition again if you desire to complete it.

This is a self-paced course. You may proceed at the pace that is right for you. It is acceptable to accelerate in this course and complete it in less than 90 days.

As you progress through the course, always feel free to contact me to discuss issues, questions, etc related to the course. I am there to be a mentor to you as you proceed with learning.

INSTRUCTOR CONTACT: You may contact me via email at any time. You may also request to have a meeting in a chat room with me. Please make such requests directly to me, I will then set the date and time for the chat room meeting. I will answer your emails within 48 hours of receipt.

EXAMS: There is only one examination for this certificate program. The examination may be taken upon successful completion of all of the assignments for Courses I, II, and III in this certificate program. Assignments are graded on a Pass/Fail basis. The final examination is open book, and you have three days to complete it. I will give you full instructions on accessing and taking the exam as you progress in the certificate program. The final examination covers the materials from all three courses in the certificate program. The final examination consists of objective type questions. The grade scale for the final examination is provided above.

ASSIGNMENTS: All of the assignments for this course are detailed in the classroom. Go back to the classroom page and click on "assignments."

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