ILRGL 6840

Employment Discrimination and the Law

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course explores the role of law in prohibiting employment discrimination based on characteristics that include race, sex, gender, national origin, religion, age, and disability. This study will analyze the development of employment discrimination law toward greater inclusion, for example, expanding protection to include a socially-defined concept of "gender" rather than a biologically defined concept of "sex". The course will also analyze the gaps that remain in providing broad and effective protection against discrimination in the workplace and the difficulties individuals and groups face in bringing legal claims.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: ILRGL 5010 or equivalent.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2023FA, 2022FA, 2020FA

When Offered Fall or Spring.

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