(FALL 2009)

A required course in the Certificate Program in Human Resources Management.
This course covers the primary basic federal and state laws which come to bear on the practice of human resources management, and which govern employer-employee relations. The course addresses employment law topics including employment at-will, wrongful discharge, employment discrimination, harassment in the work place, employment contracts, defamation, leaves of absence, employee privacy issues, wage and hour issues, and collective bargaining agreements. The course also will help students organize and create a fair and positive working environment, and avoid costly lawsuits by learning how to design and implement employment policies and practices that are lawful and effective. Students also will learn effective ways in which to conduct investigations into employee misconduct, will be given an opportunity to apply various employment law subjects to actual and hypothetical problems discussed in class.

Bonni Stachowiak, M.A., is a professor in the School of Business and Management at Vanguard University and president of Innovate Learning, working with organizations to maximize human potential. Bonni has over fifteen years of business experience and specializes in learning technologies, human resources, interactive marketing, e-Business, and experiential learning. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in organizational leadership from Pepperdine University, and has a MA in organizational leadership from Chapman University.