Labor and Employment Studies Program in the Lam Family College of Business
The Labor and Employment Studies program provides students with an introduction to and understanding of the study of labor and employment relations.
The program offers a B.A. in Labor & Employment Studies and a Minor in Labor & Employment Studies.
The department chair, John Logan, Ph.D., is an internationally known and quoted expert on the anti- union industry and anti-union legislation in the U.S., and comparative labor issues, particularly how multinational companies treat employees and unions differently in the U.S. compared to European countries.
Professor Logan believes learning about labor issues provides real-world value to our students. “The overwhelming majority of our students work, many working full-time,” he says. “It’s important they understand how the world of work is changing—which occupations are growing and which ones are disappearing—and important to know what rights and protections they and their colleagues have at work.”
Whether students are newly entering the business world or hold a management position, Logan suggests reading books like Ibram X. Kendi’s “How to Be an Anti-Racist” and Ruchika Tulshyan’s “The Diversity Advantage,” which can provide insight into advocating for equity and a framework for creating space to discuss workplace diversity.
Satisfies cy pres requirements for the following types of cases:
- Wage and hour violations
- Meal break violations
- Illegal procedures regarding layoffs
- Misclassification lawsuits
- Overtime pay denial
- Unpaid business expenses
- Failure to provide pay stubs
- Disability discrimination
- FMLA lawsuits
- Sexual harassment
- Failure to promptly deliver wages
- Race discrimination