Courses in Labor & Employment Law

Administrative Law

LAW 501

An examination of the legal limits of state and federal executive action; rule-making; adjudicative and investigative actions of administrative agencies; relevant statutes, such as the Administrative Procedure Act; and the concepts of delegation, ripeness, standing, judicial review, and due process.

Contracts I

LAW 103

This course focuses on the formation, elements, and enforceability of private agreements; the Statute of Frauds; third-party beneficiary contracts; assignment of rights and delegation of duties; liability for breach of contract; the law of conditions and discharge; and defenses to contract action.

Contracts II

LAW 104

This course focuses on the formation, elements, and enforceability of private agreements; the Statute of Frauds; third-party beneficiary contracts; assignment of rights and delegation of duties; liability for breach of contract; the law of conditions and discharge; and defenses to contract action.

Disability Law

LAW 512

This course provides a comprehensive overview of most of the major laws relating to individuals with disabilities. Areas of focus include employment discrimination, access to education, access to transportation, architectural barriers, income maintenance, right to treatment and to refuse treatment, and housing and independent living. Relevant caselaw, statutes and regulations protecting the legal rights of persons with physical and mental disabilities is analyzed.

Employment Discrimination

LAW 531

A survey of employment discrimination law, including substance and procedure; federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, gender, religion, age or physical disability; and a discussion of disparate impact, treatment theories, and the application of statistical techniques.

Employment Law

LAW 580

A study of employees' legal rights and employers' responsibilities with primary emphasis on the nonunion workplace. The course will survey a variety of statutes and common law developments that have a crucial impact on the employment relationship.

Entertainment Law

LAW 704

An examination of the legal aspects of entertainment, including requirements for contracts and agreements between parties involved in the industry.

Immigration Law

LAW 528

This course is a study of the legal issues surrounding United States migration. Among the issues covered are federal government power in admission, deportation and exclusion; economic and political rights of immigrants; documented and undocumented immigration and the acquisition of citizenship.

Insurance Law

LAW 554

A general survey of insurance law, with an emphasis on the rights and obligations of insurers and insured in California, the California Supreme Court's bad faith doctrine ruling in Moradi-Shalal, developments in insurance reform, and the passage of Proposition 103.

Labor Law

LAW 534

A study of the federal legal doctrines that regulate labor-management relationships in the private sector, including union representation, collective bargaining, strikes and lockouts.

Local Government Law

LAW 550

Local governments are cities, counties, special districts, or public authorities. Some types of special districts are school districts, flood control districts, and water districts. Public authorities are government entities that usually perform a single function. For example, fire protection is provided to many Orange County cities by the Orange County Fire Authority. Most basic government services and functions, including police and fire protection, education from kindergarten through community college, sanitation and health services, water, flood control, transportation, and land use regulation are provided by local governments. Local governments license businesses and tax us and our property. Local government permits are required for many activities. Because of the pervasive impact of local governments on our daily lives, you are likely to represent people involved in litigation with local governments or you might have a local government as a client (many local governments hire private law firms rather than a government lawyer). However, you will discover that the law you learned in most of your courses might operates in special ways when a local government is involved. There are special rules of tort law and contract law for local government actions. Many courses focus on rules for private parties and skip the special rules for local governments. Local Government Law is a survey course designed to prepare you to deal with the types of local government issues often encountered in private practice or as a local government lawyer. The course begins with a study of the types of local governments and their powers. We will also examine the legal relationships of local governments with each other and with the state and national government. These concepts are the foundation of all issues involving local government law. Two other important topics we will study are the revenue powers and legal liability of local governments. You will be introduced to other selected topics such as local government employment law, local government contracting, land use control, and researching local government law. The course is designed to teach the basics of local government law for any state, but many of the cases and illustrations will focus on California law and current events. All course materials, including the casebook, will be provided without charge on CD-ROM, on TWEN, or in class handouts. If you desire additional information, contact me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Sex Discrimination Seminar

LAW 315

Sports Law

LAW 549

This course examines a wide range of legal issues and relationships in the sports industry, including player negotiations and contracts, leases, licensing, leagues, franchising, and intellectual property issues in sports law. This course is offered as a 3 or 4 unit course. Students who take the course for 4 units shall receive Intellectual Property elective credit by, in addition to meeting all other course requirements, completing a substantial research paper on an intellectual property-focused topic. Students who take the course for 3 units will not receive IP elective credit.