Employment Basics

An agreement where an employee can be discharged at any time without liability for breach.

• employment at will

• union contract

• due process

• implied agreement

Discharge of an employee for a reason prohibited by law.

• discharge for cause

• discharge without cause

• wrongful discharge

• termination

A legal relationship that involves a contract to pay and the supervision and control of work.

• work

• employment

• school

• childhood

Source of important terms of employment imposed upon every employment contract.

• rules of conduct

• state and federal laws

• negotiated terms

• liability agreement

Someone who agrees to produce a finished job without being supervised.

• employee

• employer

• worker

• independent contractor

An oral or written employment contract.

• implied agreement

• express agreement

• state and federal laws

• negotiated agreement

A party who works under the direction and control of an employer.

• employee

• employer

• independent contractor

• sub-contractor

Workers who are terminated despite complying with terms of their contract.

• discharge for cause

• wrongful discharge

• discharge without cause

• implied termination

A party who pays someone to work

• employee

• employer

• sub-contractor

• independent contractor

Which of these is not an employee duty to their employer?

• Duty of Obedience

• Duty of Loyalty and Honesty

• Duty of Reasonable Skill

• Duty of Reasonable Treatment

• Duty of Reasonable Performance