Essentials of HR Law and Compliance
Human resource professionals are responsible for ensuring compliance with relevant employment laws and aligning workplace policies with the overall business strategy. Through Bryant University’s Essentials of HR Law and Compliance course, you will better understand how federal laws interact with state and local laws, and how to exercise due diligence.
Key Knowledge Areas of Employment Law and Compliance
Through this Essentials of HR Law and Compliance course — part of Bryant’s larger Human Resource Management Certificate program — you will:
- Identify and understand employer responsibilities in complying with employment laws and regulations.
- Research and provide effective guidance to stakeholders on workplace issues.
- Apply practical knowledge to managing compliance in the workplace.
- Understand how to draft an employee manual according to the needs of an organization.
- Develop steps for creating policies and establishing uniform, well-defined standards.
Audience
- Individuals completing the Human Resource Management Certificate
- HR professionals seeing SHRM recertification
Highlight: SHRM Recertification
Current HR professionals can earn 24 professional development credits (PDCs) for SHRM recertification with this course.
Course Requirements
This five-week, self-paced course includes guided learning with multimedia, interactive modules, and curated readings. Discussion posts are due on Mondays and all other deliverables are due on Saturdays. Expect approximately 4-5 hours of work per week.
First-time online learner? “Strategies for Success” is a one-week module that will familiarize you with our learning system before you begin your program and ensure you are ready to participate. Required for all first-time, self-paced Bryant learners.
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Certificate Requirements
This course is part of the Human Resources Management Certificate. In order to receive the certificate, you must complete six courses from the list below:
Bryant Value
Preferred Provider
Bryant is an SHRM approved provider and an HRCI approved provider.
High-Caliber Faculty
All of our online courses are taught by top-notch Bryant faculty or industry experts who are leaders within their field.
Interactive Learning
During this 5-week course, you’ll spend 4-5 hours per week on guided learning, interactive modules, and curated reading.
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Bryant University is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP™ or SHRM-SCP™.
Bryant University human resource management courses are approved for recertification credits by the Human Resource Certification Institute. The use of these seals is not an endorsement by the HR Certification Institute of the quality of the program. It means that this program has met the HR Certification Institute’s criteria to be pre-approved for recertification credit. Please visit the HRCI website at