SLU Law
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Wefel Center for
Employment Law
2010 /2011
WEFEL CENTER FOR
empLoyment Law
With an extensive curriculum offering a broad range of courses
addressing the rights and responsibilities of employers and
employees, the William C. Wefel Center for Employment
Law provides students with the foundation necessary for
the dynamic practice of employment law. Areas of focus
include: the structure and regulation of the employment
relationship; the prohibition of discrimination; establishment
of collective bargaining relationships in the private and public
sectors; regulation of employee benefits; health and safety in
the workplace; and arbitration and mediation of labor and
employment disputes.
Upon completion of 11 hours of approved employment
law coursework and a paper of publishable quality on an
employment law topic, a certificate is awarded to students who
fulfill the requirements.
Ongoing opportunities for interaction with employment law
practitioners and specialists are available throughout each school
year. The student-sponsored Employment Law Association, in
connection with the Center, offers a variety of extracurricular
programs for students that address new legal developments,
career opportunities and the employment law practice.
COURSES
The following courses and seminars
were offered in 2009–2010 or are
offered in 2010–2011.
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Disability Discrimination Law
• Employment Discrimination
• Employment Relations
• Labor Law
• Sports Law: Labor Wrangling,
Endorsements and the
Art of the Deal
• Unions and Their Members
• Workers’ Compensation
Seminars
• Advanced Topics in
Labor Law
• Current Issues in
Employment Law
• ERISA/Employee Benefits
• Labor Arbitration
“Diverse and interesting,
the employment law courses
offered at the School of Law,
along with the strong mastery
of the subject matter by the
professors who teach it, help
provide a blueprint that allows
students to fully examine
the multifaceted a