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SPRING, 2012 MANAGEMENT 380
REGISTERED STUDENTS:  Do you need a book?

We will be using the 2012 California Labor Law Digest
as the basic course text.
The one-volume 2011 or 2010 book will be a number of pages off and will require a little extra work on your part, but will be OK!


See list of students who want to sell their books at bottom of this page! 
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CSUN Management 380  Employment Practices,
 Spring, 2012
Richard J. Zuromski, Ph.D.

CSUN Office:
BB 4207
Office Hours:
CSUN Telephone:
818-677-2457 (Management Department Office)
Business & CSUN Email:
RZuromski@jobPerformance.com (re:  CSUN) OR Richard.Zuromski@csun.edu
Business Website:
www.jobPerformance.com
Mgmt. 380 Website page:
www.jobPerformance.com/csun380.html



Required Text:     California Labor Law Digest, 2012,
                           California Chamber of Commerce
 

Required Website
Reading:
 www.eeoc.gov
 
  www.fehc.ca.gov
  www.fehc.ca.gov/act/law.asp
  www.edd.ca.gov
  www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/dlse.html
  
Course Objectives:
 The purpose of this course is to develop students’ ability to effectively manage employees as managers/supervisors and/or business owners.  Specifically, students will be able to understand and create policies, practices, and procedures designed to minimize the risk of liability arising from the employment relationship.  Additionally, students will be able to develop strategies that could avoid litigation regarding adverse employment decisions. This course is an analysis of the procedures involved in the human resource function in light of legal and socio-demographic environments. Why and how employees are recruited and retained, and current issues and trends, will be evaluated.
 (Throughout the course, these policies, practices, procedures, and strategies are collectively referred to as “best practices.”) Students will develop as managers who uphold not only the letter but the spirit of employment law in their individual decision-making and organizational practices.
 In order to achieve these objectives, students will:
·        experience practical applications needed by both managers and employees in the workplace
·        analyze hypothetical and actual workplace situations
·        review relevant statutes, judicial decisions, and administrative regulations that shape the rights and responsibilities in the workplace
·        consider the law’s role as an agent of and respondent to social and demographic forces affecting the workplace
·        examine the ethical dimensions of the employment relationship and dilemmas faced by employees and supervisors in today’s workplace.
 

Performance Evaluation
 
Test 1…
30 points
Test 2……..
30 points
Final Exam
40 points
                                                                                           
                                                                                                                       
Final grading (in points):

A.....93-100; A-.....90-92                   
B+.....87-89; B.....83-86; B-80-82                 
C+.....77-79; C.....73-76;  C-.....70-72            
D+.....67-69; D.....63-66; D-.....60-62
F.....0-59

 
Weeks, Topics
 
1
Current business issues and government (Federal, State, and Local) regulations; Employment Life Cycle
 
2
Employment Life Cycle; Recruiting, Qualifying; Interviewing; Best Candidates; Discrimination issues
 
3
On-boarding; Initial employment responsibilities and issues
 
4
Employer/Employee Relationship; Employment “at Will”;  Alternative Employment; Independent Contractors; Foreign workers; Employing minors
 
5
Resume tips; Interviewing questions and techniques; Competency-based Interviewing
 
6
*TEST 1 (material to date); Wage and Hour Laws
 
7
Wage and Hour Laws; Payroll
 
8
Payroll, taxes, and other costs
 
9
Payroll; Employee Benefits; Mandated and Voluntary Leave
 
10
Overall Cost of Employment including benefits
 
11
*TEST 2 (material to date); Workplace Safety; Drugs, Alcohol, and Smoking
 
12
Sexual Harassment; Disabilities in the Workplace; Review areas of Discrimination
 
13
Technology in the Workplace—new areas of Productivity and Discipline; Confidentiality, and Individual Rights; Privacy; Policies and Procedures
 
14
Documenting Discipline and Performance; Progressive Discipline and Termination
 
15
Emerging Management and Workforce Issues
 
*16*
*FINAL EXAM*
 
                                             
Rules of the Road
 
1
All material covered in class, including Websites and handouts, are fair game for testing.
 
2
Discuss any unusual problems (other than a medical emergency) IN ADVANCE with the professor.
 
3
If you miss class, it is your responsibility to find out what you missed.  You are urged to network with fellow students for updates.
 
4
Tests are reviewed during the same class period as the test.  You must be present and participate in order to obtain additional consideration.
 
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7
Arrive on time (arriving late gets to me a little) and remain throughout the class.  That way, class can start on time and continue without disruption.  Students who disrupt the class, other than in a rare emergency, will be penalized.


Cell  phones are a distraction in class to you, fellow students, and me.  Cell phone use, including texting, means dismissal from that class AND the next class.

Computer users will have an assigned section of the classroom.
8 Academic Honesty:  Please practice this!  Any cheating or plagiarism will result in severe penalties in accordance with University policy (see the University Catalog for a complete discussion).  Lets all take the TEAM approach to Ethics:  Teach, Enforce, Advocate, and Model.
 
 Student Core Values statement on the University Website at:
http://www.csun.edu/busecon/students.html
 
 

NEED A BOOK
2012 California Labor Law Digest
The 2011 or 2010 book will only be a few pages off.... this will require a little extra work on your part!


Obviously, your first choice and most convenient is the campus bookstore.  Price for the 2012 edition is approximately $150 plus tax. The bookstore also has used books for sale at reduced prices.

Chamber of Commerce offices in many cities have books for sale:  $100 - 160.  If you work for someone who is a Chamber member, you could purchase a book through the business.

Where you work:  Some students have had their employers buy the book and allow the student to use it during the semester. The employer then keeps the book as a valuable resource. (Some students sell their books to their employers at the end of the semester.)

Another choice is to call Customer Service at the Chamber of Commerce in Sacramento:  1-800-331-8877.  Identify yourself as a CSUN student and have your 
credit card info availabe.  The 2012 book will be (approx.) $97+tax+shipping which comes out to approx. $110.  The retail price of the book has risen $10 to $159.  The Chamber is discounting it by 40% for our students.)

STUDENTS WHO WANT TO SELL THEIR 2011 AND 2010 BOOKS (from Fall, 2011)
Note:  Please email me (RICHARD.ZUROMSKI@CSUN.EDU) when you sell or buy a book and the name will be removed

Noe  Van Nuys 818-272-9194   2010  $35  Leave voicemail or text
Matt  Thousand Oaks 818-665-8572  2010  $40  Highlighted over; send text
Sadie  Sherman Oaks 208-691-3677  2011  $75  
Adam  Northridge 510-467-7432  2010  $40  Good condition; call or text
Nathan  Canoga Park  818-621-8979  2011  $75  
Natalie  Simi Valley 805-298-9135  2011  $70 Good notes 
Ela  No. Hollywood 818-404-4126   2011  $70  Some highlighting; good condition
Forrest  Sherman Oaks 818-384-1128   2010  $50  Pretty much brand new
Marcos Northridge  831-320-9062  2011 $75   Good condition
Scott Northridge 818-368-3884 2011
$75 obo Good condition with high-lights, Bookmarks,and notes; leave message
Suzanne Studio City 305-423-2399 2011 $75 Good condition; few highlights
Daniel Los Angeles 310-903-0171 2010
$40 Good condition; highlight important topics
Gima Northridge 818-919-6153 2011
$75 Good condition; new highlights
Georgina Granada Hills 818-322-6425 2011
$75
Very good condition; highlights
Carissa Simi Valley 805-428-8885 2010
$40 Good condition; some highlights
Haley Granada Hills 805-345-5467
2010
$50
Good/highlights
Matt Northridge 805-345-9148 2010
$40
Good condition
Jason H. Canyon Country 661-607-8745 2011
$75
Hong, Lee Northridge  213-590-6471 2011
$80
Kyle Northridge
2011
$70
Eranda Van Nuys 310-866-3658 2011
$90 Excellent Condition
Briana

Canoga Park

805-757-8753 2010
$45
Excellent w/ tabs
Kenya Burbank
818-339-4562
2011
$90
Excellent Condition
Bang Northridge
310-997-2264
2011 $50
DIGITAL COPY, Mint Cond.
Mirna
Burbank 213-923-8940 2011
$90
Excellent
Juan Moorpark, CSUN
805-208-6280 2011
$85
Derek A. Granada Hills 510-303-4924 2011
$75
Good, some highlights
Christine N. Hollywood 818-624-sorry 2011
$80
Excellent cond. 
Yvette Northridge 818-823-6741
2011
$75
 Excellent
Lynell Northridge 951-816-0023 2010
$60
Good w/tabs 
Arsine Glendale  818-749-2550
2011
$75
 
Natasha Granada Hills 818-929-6280 2010
$45
 



STUDENTS WHO WANT TO SELL THEIR 2011 AND 2010 BOOKS (from Spring and Summer, 2011) Note:  Please email me (RICHARD.ZUROMSKI@CSUN.EDU) when you sell or buy a book and the name will be removed

Lucy   818-736-7572   2010  $50  
Danielle  Simi Valley 805-791-4082  2011  $65  
Frances  Northridge 818-859-6970  2011  $80  
Chris  Northridge 323-533-0545  2010  $50  
Nancy  Northridge  626-272-1476  2011  $75  
Patrick  West L.A, 310-754-7757  2011  $80  
Henry  No. Hollywood 818-237-0035   2011  $75  With notes
Luis  San Fernando 818-984-6497   2011  $80  Great condition
Sara    818-427-4469  2011 $75   
CESAR
NORTHRIDGE / VENTURA
805-223-0053
2011
$90
NOTES, BOOK WITH TABS
LUCY
NORTHRIDGE
818-669-5447
2010
$65
WITH NOTES
JUAN
NORTHRIDGE
818-621-5620
2010
$60
MINOR HIGHLIGHTS
ZHANDOS
STUDIO CITY
818-807-7720
2011
$95
NEW CONDITION
ALLY
VAN NUYS
805-796-6995
2010
$75
W/NOTES & ASSIGNMENTS
NICOLE
NORTHRIDGE
818-321-8134
2011
$85
SOME HIGHLIGHTING
SERGE
GLENDALE
818-425-9034
2010
$60
GOOD CONDITION
JENNY
NORTHRIDGE
818-419-8186
2011
$90
PERFECT CONDITION
LAUREN
BURBANK
818-395-6838
2010
$80
HAS TEST NOTES
NICK
  818-746-5112
2010
$50
GREAT CONDITION
REANE
NORTHRIDGE
949-303-9486
2011
$85
PERFECT
IDALIA
NORTHRIDGE
818-943-6769
2011
$80
PERFECT
KARA

SANTA CLARITA/NORTHR

661-904-7093
2010
$50
EXCELLENT CONDITION
SRIPANA
L.A.—LOS FELIZ
213-258-9238
2011
$90
PRACTICALLY NEW
LINNET
GLENDALE
818-298-7216
2010
$50
GOOD CONDITION
ELIEL
SIMI VALLEY
805-630-4682
2011
$80
EXCELLENT
STEPHANIE
NORTHRIDGE
310-621-1830
2011
$90
EXCELLENT
MELISA
WOODLAND HILLS
818-525-3177
2010
$45
EXCELLENT
IANY
GRANADA HILLS
818-746-5115
2011
$85
 
AMANDA
NORTHRIDGE
818-259-8803
2011
$85
 
MARLENE
MONROVIA
626-945-3809
2011
$85
 
JASON
  805-390-1743
2011
$75
 
JACK
HOLLYWOOD
323-497-3555
2010
$75
LIKE NEW
MILAD
BURBANK
818-808-5447
2011
$80
NOTES INCLUDED
SAM
NORTHRIDGE
805-757-8997
2011
$85
GOOD, GOT AN A, NOTES
PAUL
BURBANK
818-523-3629
2010
$50
HIGHLIGHTED
ANUSH
N. HOLLYWOOD
818-726-7925
2011
$85
VERY GOOD CONDITION
SHEILA
NORTHRIDGE
626-354-8686
2011
$85
GOOD COND, HIGHLIGHTS
JOEL
OXNARD
805-302-5271
2011
$90
EXCELLENT CONDITION
BELGIN
NORTHRIDGE
310-985-3197
2011
$90
EXCELLENT CONDITION
FABIOLA
SANTA CLARITA
661-607-7581
2011
$90
EXCELLENT CONDITION
MELANIE
LA CRESANTA/NORTHR
818-429-6919
2010
$65
GREAT CONDITION
GAREN
GLENDALE
818-378-1089
2010
$50
GREAT CONDITION
OLGA
HOLLYWOOD
323-360-3883
2011
$90
EXCELLENT CONDITION
NELSON
GLENDALE
818-667-6122
2011
$90
EXCELLENT CONDITION
 

 


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