PLA 196 - Special Topic: Employment Law

(3 credits)

45 lecture hours
Prerequisites: PLA 101
Corequisites: Corequisites to be set by Legal Assistant Program Coordinator
Procedural and substantive employment-related law at the State and Federal levels is studied. Students become familiar with the kinds of legal documents generated in an employment law practice, with the role of the paralegal in employment and discrimination law, and with the skills necessary to assist an attorney practicing before a State or Federal administrative agency.