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Employee and Labor Relations

BUSA-40017

This course explores the practical application of state and federal employment law for HR professionals. Topics include at-will employment, discrimination and harassment, disability accommodation, wage and hour laws, affirmative action, labor relations, and terminations. Students will analyze workplace scenarios, examine key legal concepts and landmark cases, and apply legal principles to manage risk and support compliant employment practices.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, students will:

  • Summarize foundational state and federal employment law concepts to develop a broad understanding of the HR legal landscape. 
  • Explain and organize key employment laws, core definitions, and benchmark cases into a structured legal framework. 
  • Apply employment law principles to common HR workplace scenarios and operational challenges. 
  • Analyze workplace situations to identify, prevent, and address potential legal risks in HR management. 
  • Identify and evaluate credible legal resources to support informed decision-making in real-world employment matters. 
  • Integrate and articulate HR’s strategic role in supporting business objectives, mitigating liability, protecting organizational assets, and contributing to sustainable growth.
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Course Information

Online
3.00 units
$565.00
Notes: This course is an approved elective for the ABA-Approved Paralegal Studies Certificate Program and can be taken on a stand-alone basis or counted towards our Professional Certificate in Human Resource Management.
If you are interested in pursuing the HR Management Certificate, please ensure you have successfully completed the prerequisite course, Managing HR: An Overview, or plan to take it concurrently with this course.

For more information, register for our free online info session or contact the program manager at HRPrograms@ucsd.edu.

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Human Resource Management Paralegal Studies (ABA Approved)

Course sessions

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Section ID:

196372

Class type:

Online Asynchronous.

This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

Textbooks:

No textbook required.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 4/14/2026

Note:

This is an Online Asynchronous course. All instruction and course materials delivered and completed online between the published course start and end dates. You will have access to your course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed, if you enroll on or after the published start date. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears under Online Provider.

Schedule:

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Instructor: Brenda Kasper

Brenda Kasper

Partner, Kasper & Frank LLP

Brenda S. Kasper is an attorney and founding shareholder at Kasper Group, Law Corporation, a law firm representing California and multi-state employers for all of their human resources and employment law needs. She regularly advises employers of all sizes on wage and hour compliance, leaves of absence, disability accommodation, reductions in force, terminations and discipline management, employment contracts, personnel policies, and hiring issues.  She also provides management and human resources training. Brenda is a former HR Director so her legal advice is practical, creative and tailored to each client’s needs.  She was the 2015 San Diego SHRM Board President, is an instructor for the HR Certification program at the UC San Diego Extended Studies and holds her SHRM-SCP and SPHR-California certifications.

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