劳工和就业法是指管理雇主，雇员和工会之间的关系以及权利和义务的各种法律。该课程领域包括三个独立的法律和政策领域：有关雇主与雇员关系的一般方面的法律（例如，雇佣法和雇员福利法的普通法），禁止歧视性待遇的特定法定框架（就业歧视法）以及法律关于工会和集体谈判协议（劳动法）。由于政府雇员中工会会员人数的增加，劳动法在公共部门中已成为越来越重要的实践领域。涉及劳工法和雇佣法的问题也经常出现在非专职律师的执业中，包括全科医生，内部律师，商业律师，非营利律师和民权律师。
Labor and employment law refers to the broad array of laws that govern the relationships between, and the rights and duties of, employers, employees and labor unions.<br>Labor and Employment Law (LEL) comprises three domains of law and policy: legal doctrine concerning general aspects of the employer-employee relationship (e.g., employment at will, wrongful termination claims grounded in contract and tort law), specific statutory frameworks regulating the individual employment relationship (e.g., employment discrimination law, occupational safety & health law, workers compensation, employee benefits law), and laws relating to labor unions and collective bargaining agreements (labor law).<br><br>The LEL legal job market demonstrates a consistent, steady demand for lawyers who specialize in the field. Suffolk University Law School has an enduring record of graduates obtaining LEL positions in the private, public, and non-profit sectors, and many have advanced to partnerships in law firms and significant roles in public and non-profit agencies. Common practice settings allowing for specialization in this field include