The 1st two segments of the interview (20 minutes) are part of Professor Todd Cheesman’s Entrepreneur Law course at the Massachusetts School of Law in Andover, Massachusetts. More specifically they’re in the Optional Materials section of week 6 of the course which is Employment Law.

Here’s a course description of Todd’s Entrepreneur Law course:

This course will inform the student of relevant matters in the creation or acquisition of a business. Specific legal theory covering personal and business planning, selection of the right entity at the right time, contractual matters needing to be clarified early on, deciding when and how to rely on others to assist in the start-up or takeover, creating and understanding employment arrangements, and what to do when things go wrong will be covered.

Here’s a description from Todd about why employment law is part of this course:

Whom you hire and how you train and treat your employees can be some of the most valuable decisions you make for your business. Who qualifies as an employee and who is an independent contractor, how to avoid discrimination claims and what to do when you are forced to discipline or terminate an employee – these are the themes this week.

Here’s a description of my aspect of it:

Optional Materials:

The Importance of having an employment handbook for your organization.

What does “Employment-at-Will” really mean?

It’s great knowing that a colleague has found our interview suitable for academia and teaching soon-to-be attorneys about employment law.