Essentials of Employment Law (CPE Course)

CPE Credit: 5 hours

Course Type: Downloaded PDF materials with online test

Price (with PDF Textbook): $50

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Course Description
There are many laws governing how an employer must treat its employees. Violating these laws can cause serious monetary damage for an employer. The Essentials of Employment Law course provides the reader with a solid overview of employment laws, noting their requirements and how to ensure compliance. The course also describes how to differentiate between an employer and a contractor, and how to deal with labor unions.

Author: Steven Bragg

Course Number: BL0003

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Types of Employment
Chapter 2. Employment Laws
Chapter 3. Additional Employment Concepts
Chapter 4. Dealing with Labor Unions

Learning Objectives

  • State the characteristics of an at-will employment arrangement.

  • Specify when an oral or written employment contract can be enforced.

  • Recall the different tests used to determine whether a worker is an employee.

  • Specify the requirements of the various employment-related laws.

  • Specify the different types of protected classes.

  • Recall the nature of the adverse impact concept.

  • Recall what an affirmative action program is designed to create.

  • Specify which types of interview questions are considered discriminatory.

  • Identify when it is acceptable to conduct a polygraph test.

  • Specify the reasons why someone would vote to join a labor union.

  • Recall the methods used to shorten a union certification process.

    Specify the characteristics of the arbitration process.

Level: Overview

Instructional Method: QAS Self-Study

NASBA Category: Business Law

Prerequisites: None

Advance Preparation: None

Program Registration Requirements: Click on "Purchase Course" near the top of this page to pay for and access the course. You will then be able to download the course as a PDF file, then take an on-line examination, and then download a certificate of completion if you pass the examination.

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AccountingTools, Inc. is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.

The NASBA sponsor identification number for Accountingtools, Inc. is 115881.

AccountingTools is an IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider. We are compliant with the requirements for continuing education providers (as described in sections 10.6 and 10.9 of the Department of Treasury’s Circular No. 230 and in other IRS guidance, forms, and instructions). Our IRS Approved Continuing Education Provider number is 72821.