We are going to study how the law affects managers and management in general. This is important for you to know as an employee, as well as for potential employees. Important note: You may not follow the law but you should be aware of the consequences of decisions management makes regarding employees. For example, as an employee you know that your employer has no right to do something but you submit to him/her anyway because you don't want to lose your job because you have to go to court. As an employer you know that your actions are not legal according to the letter of the law. Still you weigh the costs, the benefits and decide to do it anyway. Simply put, you must know the law in order to weigh the costs. There is a knowledge gap among professionals as most managers and professional staff have not had formal training in applying new labor laws in the workplace. In addition, most attorneys can understand the law as it applies to a business relationship, but not to labor relations. Let's get started! Please visit the Web sites/links I'm posting. Explore them carefully. Then come back to the forum and let us know what you found. Perhaps you found something related to this week's material in our text. Take a tour and let us know where it takes you. HGLegal Resources.org http://www.hg.org/employ.html Department of Labor http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/Spanish-speakingTopic.htm Small Business Administration (US Small Business Administration) https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/what_we_do/acerca_de_la_sba

References

Bennett-Alexander, D., B., Hartman, L. (2021). Employment Law for Business(10 ^thed). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.