Ch 21

Question 0

the party who pays someone to do the directed activities

Answer 0

Employer

Question 1

a legal relationship based on a contract that calls for one individual to be paid for working under
another’s direction and control

Answer 1

Employment

Question 2

the party who is paid to do the work/job

Answer 2

Employee

Question 3

express employment contracts are oral or written

Answer 3

Express Agreements

Question 4

generally hourly wage jobs are impliedly considered to come under the Doctrine of Employment at Will

Answer 4

Implied Agreements

Question 5

an employee may be discharged at any time or any cause because there has been no agreement about the length of employment

Answer 5

Doctrine of Employment at Will

Question 6

allows employee to quit any time or be fired any time

Answer 6

Employment at Will

Question 7

company will be charged with this tort if they terminate the employee.

Answer 7

Wrongful Discharge

Question 8

employers cannot fire without a fair reason

Answer 8

Violations of Contract Terms

Question 9

entitled to due process before being discharged; means should receive notice of the reason along with a hearing to present their own evidence

Answer 9

Government Employee

Question 10

If the breach is “material” – it extinguishes the obligation of the party to the contract

Answer 10

Material Breach

Question 11

Is money paid by the government or a private insurance fund to workers who have lost their job through no fault of their own.

Answer 11

Unemployment Compensation

Question 12

employee’s discharge is not due to his/her conduct entitled to unemployment compensation

Answer 12

Discharged Without Cause

Question 13

violated employment obligations & is not entitled to unemployment compensation

Answer 13

Discharged for Cause

Question 14

states the minimum wage & maximum hours;

over 40 hours in a week = 1 ½ time the regular rate must be paid

Answer 14

Fair Labor Standards Act

Question 15

$ deducted from employee’s paycheck to cover federal & state income taxes also Social Security
payments (FICA)

Answer 15

Payroll Deductions

Question 16

The Military Selective Service Extension Act of
1950 requires certain military persons to be re-employed by their former employer after an honorable discharge from the service

Answer 16

Military Services

Question 17

More than one-half of the states provide workers to be given time off with pay to vote

Answer 17

Voting

Question 18

every state gov’t regulates the condition & types of

employment permitted for person under 18

Answer 18

State Laws

Question 19

employee has a duty to obey the reasonable orders & rules of the employer. Exists whether or not the employee agreed to it.

Answer 19

Duty of Obedience

Question 20

requires that those who accept work possess the skill, experience, or knowledge necessary to do it

Answer 20

Duty or Reasonable Skill

Question 21

employee is obligated to look out for the employer’s best interest

Answer 21

Duty of Loyalty & Honesty

Question 22

employee has the obligation to perform the

job tasks with competence may be discharged if unable to do the work because of illness or injury

Answer 22

Duty of Reasonable Performance