Employment Discrimination Law
EL510 $1095
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This interactive program provides a comprehensive overview focusing on substantive and procedural employment discrimination laws and recent developments. Expert faculty will use stimulating hypotheticals and case studies that have practical application for handling employment discrimination cases before administrative agencies and the courts.
Discrimination Law Fundamentals
- Title VII
- ADEA
- ADA
- Equal Pay Act
- Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1871
- Executive Order 11246
- Rehabilitation Act and VEVRA.
Covered topics include sex, race, gender, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, equal pay, religion, other protected classes, and affirmative action.
Latest Case Developments
- Harassment
- Retaliation
- Reasonable accommodation for religion and disability
- Sex discrimination
- Relationship between ADA and FMLA
Litigating and Investigating Discrimination and Harassment Cases
- Requirements for a prima facie case
- Theories for proving/defending a case
- Damages
- Agency procedures
- Alternative dispute resolution
Ethical Challenges and Issues
Instructors
Susan Brecher, Esq.
Ms. Brecher, an employment practices attorney, is Director of Curriculum and Training Design at Cornell’s ILR School. She works with eCornell to make Cornell ILR’s programs accessible via the internet. She also serves as an advisor to the Labor and Employment Law Program. She previously directed ILR’s EEO Workshop Series.
Shelley Greenwald, Esq.
A private attorney specializing in the field of employment practices and litigation, Ms. Greenwald advises, counsels, trains, and handles all aspects of employment law litigation. Formerly, she was in-house counsel at NBC and has appeared on CourtTV and CNBC.
