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Apr 25, 2024
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2020-2021 Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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EMA 245 - Law and Legal Issues for Emergency Management
Description: Aims, purpose and scope of legal issues within, emergency management including administrative agencies, civil liability, contract and labor issues, and employee rights.
Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Course Content:
- Types and sources of laws
- Courts and court systems
- Administrative agencies
- Criminal law and procedures
- Civil liabilities and immunity
- Negligence
- Contract law and employee issues
- Labor law and collective bargaining
- Employee rights and discrimination
- Sexual harassment and other forms of employment discrimination
- Fair labor, Family Medical Leave, residency, and drug testing
Learning Outcomes:
- Outline the legal structure applicable to emergency management. (1,2)
- Summarize the emergency management administrative agencies. (3)
- Describe the role of criminal justice in emergency management. (4)
- Analyze civil liabilities and negligence issues. (5,6)
- List contract and labor law issues. (7,8)
- Articulate employee rights in emergency management. (9)
- Describe and recognize harassment and discrimination in emergency management. (9,10)
- Explain employee labor laws and acts in emergency management. (11)
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