Business Law Chapter 22 Lesson 1

Contractual relationship in which one party engages another to work for pay under the supervision of the party paying

Party who engages another to work for pay

The party who works under the supervision of another for pay

One who contracts to do something for another but is free of the latter’s direction and control

Employment relationship whereby employee may be discharged at any time because no agreement was made about length of employment; alternately, employee may quit the job at any time without liability for breach of contract

Firing an employee in retaliation for reporting violations of law by the company

Employee’s discharge is not due to his or her conduct

Government payments to those who recently lost their jobs through no fault of their own

An employee is discharged due to the violation of an employment obligation