How To Understand Your Workplace Rights To Get An Upper Hand

Learn about employment law through real life court examples so that you can safeguard your rights

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.3

- Determine whether your Phone Calls and Computer Use is Private in the Workplace
- Identify the Types of Discrimination Prohibited in the Workplace
- Distinguish Between an Employee and Independent Contractor

What you'll learn

Determine whether your Phone Calls and Computer Use is Private in the Workplace

Identify the Types of Discrimination Prohibited in the Workplace

Distinguish Between an Employee and Independent Contractor

Determine when Overtime Pay is Required

Identify Qualifications for FMLA Leave

Determine the Potential Liability of an Employee

* Requirements

* Students do not need any additional materials or previous knowledge

Description

Course Description

In this course you will learn about your rights in the US workplace, so you can protect yourself. Whether you are looking for a job, currently working, or your job has been terminated, you need to be aware of the law so you can determine if you have been treated fairly. You will also learn about potential liability including when you could be sued.

Learn about your basic rights to get the upper hand in the workplace in order to determine whether you should contact an attorney.

Recognize when Employers can Monitor Your Phone Calls
Learn if Your Computer Use is Private
Learn if You Should Be Paid Overtime
Recognize if You Could Be Sued
Learn What an Independent Contractor is

A Useful Workplace Guide for Employees

Understanding your basic rights in the workplace provides you with a very useful tool at your fingertips. Not all employers know the law and others may not follow it, so it is very important to have an understanding of what you and the employer can and cannot do.

There are many guides available for the employer but what about you, the worker? It is essential to have a basic understanding and this course will provide that.

Content and Overview This course is suitable for anyone in today's workplace. At the end of this course, you will be more knowledgeable about how you should be treated in the workplace. You will learn the various rights you may have as an employee. You will even learn whether the law considers you an employee or independent contractor. Each section ends with a quiz with real life scenarios, so that you can better understand how the law applies in the workplace.

Starting with privacy laws, this course will then cover types of discrimination, Wage and Hour laws, FMLA, termination, and potential liability.

The course is complete with examples of how you can determine if a certain law relates to a work situation. After applying the legal definitions, you will be able to understand your rights, and will receive a verifiable certificate of completion upon finishing the course.

Who this course is for:

Entrepreneurs
HR Representatives
Anyone who wants to learn more about rights in the workplace before, during, or after employment

Course content

7 sections • 23 lectures

Introduction 1 lectures

Introduction Preview 02:49

Meet your Instructor!

Privacy 5 lectures

Privacy in the Workplace Preview 02:43

This lecture is a brief overview of privacy in the workplace. You should watch this before listening to the other videos in this section.

Email Preview 04:58

This lecture contains information on when an employer can monitor email in the workplace including your personal email.

Computer Use Preview 04:14

This lecture is about computer use in the workplace and whether social media use can be monitored.

Phone Use Preview 03:48

This lecture includes information about whether employers can listen to your phone conversation.

Privacy

Discrimination 7 lectures

Discrimination in the Workplace Preview 01:34

This lecture is a brief overview of discrimination in the workplace. You should watch this before listening to any of the other lectures in this section.

Racial Discrimination Preview 05:52

This lecture includes information on what is considered racial discrimination in the workplace.

Religious Discrimination Preview 03:28

This lecture includes information about religious discrimination in the workplace including when an employer needs to accommodate an employee's practices