ILRLR 6079 - [Low Wage Workers and the Law]

Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: ILRLR 5010 or permission of instructor. Next offered 2014-2015. Co-meets with ILRLR 4079/LAW 6079 .

K. Griffith.

Examines labor and employment law as it affects low-wage (including documented and undocumented immigrant) workers. Covers traditional labor and employment law statutes as well as new developments in labor and employment law that affect low-wage workers. Much of the course is dedicated to federal legislation and case law related to the above. Also covers the overlap between labor and employment law and low-wage and immigrant worker organizing efforts.