BUSLAW - Ch 9 Contract and Employment Law

Occurs when the party to which the offer was made agrees to the terms of the contract

• Acceptance

• Consideration

• Offer

• Counteroffer

Law making it unlawful to discriminate employees based on a disability

• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• National Labor Relations Act
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Occurs when one party intentionally or unintentionally does not fulfill their contractual obligations

• Acceptance

• Consideration

• Offer

• Breach of Contract

Occurs when employers and employees negotiate their salary and work requirements;

• Acceptance
• Consideration
• Collective Bargaining
• Breach of Contract

Judge-made law passed down over the years; governs everything except for the sale of goods

• Common Law

• Consideration

• Collective Bargaining

• Breach of Contract

Able to execute the contract

• Common Law
• Competent
• Collective Bargaining
• Breach of Contract

Legal term for the bargain occurring when one party gives something up and another party receives something in return

• Acceptance

• Consideration

• Offer

• Breach of Contract

Legally enforceable document between two or more parties creating an obligation

• Acceptance

• Consideration

• Offer

• Contract

Large area of law which covers all of the aspects of the employer and employee relationship

• Employment Law

• Common Law

• Cole's Law

• Law of Thermodynamics

Federal organization which oversees most employment discrimination law

• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• National Labor Relations Act
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration