Business Law for Managers
Offered By: LinkedIn Learning
Course Description
Overview
Learn about your legal responsibilities as a manager. Discover what you need to know about basic US business and intellectual property law.
Syllabus
Introduction
- Business law: Your new favorite subject
- Legal disclaimer
- Areas of business law
- Intellectual property
- Employment law 101
- Torts and the court system
- Your responsibilities on behalf of the company
- How to recognize and mitigate risks
- Potential personal liability: How to prevent it
- When to bring in a legal professional
- Wrongful discharge
- Harassment
- Discrimination
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- The business law and ethics overlap
- What to do when facing an ethical dilemma
- How to protect the company and yourself from liability
- What is the corporate veil?
- The corporate veil and corporate wrongdoing
- The corporate veil and your role as manager
- For more information
Taught by
Jo-Ná Williams
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