Credit Hours: 3 hours Course Instructor: Prerequisites: PUAD 6015

Credit Hours: 3 hours Course Instructor: Prerequisites: PUAD 6015

PUAD 6265 - LABOR LAW
Credit Hours: 3 hours
Course Instructor:
Prerequisites: PUAD 6015
Course Objectives in relation to total curriculum
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The course will enable students to:
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Have a high level of competency in labor relations in the public sector
Be familiarized with concepts related to Labor Law
Critically analyze the general rules of labor law
Analyze the evolution of the labor rules in Puerto Rico and the United States which
affects our labor public policy
Be familiarized with affairs pertaining the fundamental rights of public servants
Understand the relevance and effect of the different topics discussed on collective
bargaining rights in the public sector
Course Description
Study of the legal framework of collective bargaining and labor relations in Puerto Rico. Emphasis
on such fundamental laws as the Taft-Hartley Act, the Labor Management Reporting and
Disclosure Act, the Norris-LaGuardia Act and Puerto Rican laws No. 45 and 130. Their historical
development and jurisprudence.
Major Topics
What is Labor Law?; General Theories and Rules of Labor Law; Public Labor Law in Puerto Rico;
The Constitution and Fundamental Rights of Workers; Federal Law Legislation; Labor and
Administrative Procedures in the Government; Hiring in the Public Sector; Protection of Public
Jobs; Labor Insurance and Pensions; Health and Security; Social Labor Policy; Dismissal;
Collective Rights of Workers in the Public Sector; Arbitration in the Public Sector; and The Future
of Labor relations in the Public Sector.
Typical Texts and Readings
Hayter, Susan (2011). El papel de la negociación colectiva en la economía mundial: Negociar por
la justicia social. Resumen Ejecutivo. Organización Internacional del Trabajo.
Hernández, Gretel (2013). Derecho Internacional del Trabajo. México DF: Universidad Obrera de
México.
Hernández Herrera, Juan (2014). Derecho Laboral y la Administración de Recursos Humanos.
México: Grupo Editorial Patria.
Lex Juris Puerto Rico. (2014). Leyes Laborales de Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Talleres First Book
Publishing of P.R.
López Ruyol, Ebenezer, El ABC del Movimiento Obrero, (2002)
Inc. edición revisada
Instituto Técnico Sindical,
Molero Manglano, C.; Sánchez-Cervera Valdés, J. M.; López Álvarez, M. J. y Díaz-Caneja, A.
M. (2003). Tratado y Manuales – Manual de derecho del trabajo. 3ra. Ed. Civitas
Ediciones, S.L. Madrid, España.
Montoya Melgar, A. (2003). Derecho del Trabajo. 24 Ed. Editorial Tecnos. Madrid. España
Ray, D.E.; William Sharpe, W. and Strassfeld, R.N. (2014). Understanding Labor Law. 2nd.
Edition. Newark, NJ. LexisNexis.
St. Antoine, Theodore; Craver, Charles; Crain, Marion G. (2011). Labor Relations Law: Selected
Federal Statutes and Sample Bargaining Agreement. Lexis Nexis.