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Kimberly Williams
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kmw25@drexel.eduGerri C. LeBow Hall 845
Coursework in business law teaches the basics of various areas of the law and the legal environment of business.
Students learn to identify the factual situation in which to apply laws, analyze facts, determine which aspects of the law are pertinent, and draw conclusions. Clarity of thought, reasoning and expression (both oral and written) are additional results of this process.
BLAW 201: Business Law I
Credits: 4.0
Level: UG
This course focuses on the legal environment in which businesses operate with a special concentration on contracts. The course addresses various aspects of contract law, including formation, performance and remedies for breach and how contract law interacts with other areas of the law in the business environment.
BLAW 202: Business Law II
Credits: 4.0
Level: UG
Covers sales, negotiable instruments, personal property, and bailments.
BLAW 346: Entrepreneurial Law
Credits: 4.0
Level: UG
This course is intended to address the various legal and ethical issues that confront individuals and companies in starting up new ventures, either within an existing company or a new start-up company.
BLAW 358: Employment Law
Credits: 4.0
Level: UG
This class introduces students to the laws of the workplace in order to provide familiarity with common legal issues that arise in the employment context. The course examines issues such as who is an employee versus an independent contractor, when and for what reasons an employer can fire an employee, what anti-discrimination laws regulate the workplace (including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the ADEA and the ADA) and privacy concerns in the workplace. The course informs students of their rights as employees in the workplace as well as their responsibilities as employers. At the conclusion of the course, students should have an understanding of the basic laws that protect employees and regulate employers in the workplace.