ILRLR 4820 - Ethics at Work

Fall or Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Enrollment limited to: juniors or seniors or permission of instructor. This course may be taken, at the student’s option, either as an ordinary elective or to fulfill the ILR Advanced Writing requirement.

M. Gold.

Examines major theories of ethics, then applies them to issues in the employment relationship such as genetic screening of job applicants, random drug testing of employees, affirmative action, discipline for off-duty conduct, whistle-blowing, worker safety and cost/benefit analysis, comparable worth, strikes by employees providing crucial services, and crossing a picket line.