Mini Law School for HR Professionals

Mini Law School for HR Professionals

Instructor: NBI - National Business Institute

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

• Apply wage-and-hour, leave, and accommodation laws
• Handle harassment, investigations, and workplace conflict
• Manage discipline, discharge, and post-termination issues

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There are 4 modules in this course

A practical legal grounding for HR — hiring, wage and hour, leave, conduct, and terminations.

Recruit, hire, and onboard with confidence, build employee handbooks, and learn the essentials of wage and hour law.

What's included

2 videos7 readings2 assignments

2 videosTotal 137 minutes

Recruiting, Hiring, and Onboarding With Confidence; Employee Handbooks106 minutes
What You Need to Know About Wage and Hour Law31 minutes

7 readingsTotal 35 minutes

Welcome to this course5 minutes
Meet Your Presenters5 minutes
Mini Law School for HR Professionals Course Outline5 minutes
Recruiting, Hiring, and Onboarding With Confidence; Employee Handbooks5 minutes
Lesson 1 Key Takeaways: Recruiting, Hiring, and Onboarding With Confidence; Employee Handbooks5 minutes
What You Need to Know About Wage and Hour Law5 minutes
Lesson 2 Key Takeaways: What You Need to Know About Wage and Hour Law5 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 35 minutes

Module 1 Activity: Structured Analysis Assignment30 minutes
Module 1 Quiz - Mini Law School for HR Professionals5 minutes

Navigate leave and accommodation laws, and understand the legal boundaries of workplace behavior and employee privacy.

What's included

2 videos4 readings2 assignments

2 videosTotal 89 minutes

Navigating Leave and Accommodation Laws45 minutes
Workplace Behavior and Employee Privacy: Legal Boundaries44 minutes

4 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Navigating Leave and Accommodation Laws5 minutes
Lesson 1 Key Takeaways: Navigating Leave and Accommodation Laws5 minutes
Workplace Behavior and Employee Privacy: Legal Boundaries5 minutes
Lesson 2 Key Takeaways: Workplace Behavior and Employee Privacy: Legal Boundaries5 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 35 minutes

Module 2 Activity: Information Extraction + Judgment30 minutes
Module 2 Quiz - Mini Law School for HR Professionals5 minutes

Handle harassment and workplace conflicts, and conduct workplace investigations with sound legal strategy.

What's included

2 videos4 readings2 assignments

2 videosTotal 86 minutes

Handling Harassment and Other Workplace Conflicts45 minutes
Workplace Investigations: Legal Duties, Strategy, and Execution41 minutes

4 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Handling Harassment and Other Workplace Conflicts5 minutes
Lesson 1 Key Takeaways: Handling Harassment and Other Workplace Conflicts5 minutes
Workplace Investigations: Legal Duties, Strategy, and Execution5 minutes
Lesson 2 Key Takeaways: Workplace Investigations: Legal Duties, Strategy, and Execution5 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 35 minutes

Module 3 Activity: Decision Framework Application30 minutes
Module 3 Quiz - Mini Law School for HR Professionals5 minutes

Manage discipline, discharge, and post-termination issues.

What's included

1 video3 readings3 assignments

1 videoTotal 44 minutes

Discipline, Discharge, and Post-Termination Issues44 minutes

3 readingsTotal 15 minutes

Discipline, Discharge, and Post-Termination Issues5 minutes
Lesson 1 Key Takeaways: Discipline, Discharge, and Post-Termination Issues5 minutes
Decision Framework5 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 50 minutes

Module 4 Activity: Comparative Analysis30 minutes
Module 4 Quiz - Mini Law School for HR Professionals5 minutes
Final Assessment - Mini Law School for HR Professionals15 minutes

Instructor

NBI - National Business Institute

National Business Institute

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