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Labor and Employment Law: A Living Map

The employment relationship is usually at will, but statutes limit the employer: minimum wage, overtime and safety rules, anti-discrimination laws, and the rights of workers to organise and bargain collectively. Contract terms such as restrictive covenants and arbitration clauses also shape the relationship. Press Play to watch the map build, click an idea for its definition and the usual trap, or trace a short case. A simplified teaching map of the general approach (mainly US law); check the law where you work.

Hover over an idea to light up what it connects to, click it for its definition, minimum requirements, an example and the usual trap, press Play to watch the map build step by step, or trace a short case through it.

Simplified teaching map, in general terms. Check the law where you work. On a small screen, scroll the map sideways.

Learn it properly

The full lecture, exercises and quiz behind this map are in Labor and Employment Law: Module 1, and that module is free to read.

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