employment contracts minors and employment

Collective bargaining agreement

a contract negotiated by the employer and representatives of the labor union, covering all issues related to employment

Grievance procedure

the use of substances that are illegal and harmful, including alcohol and tobacco, which are legal for adults, but not teenagers or children

employment-at-will

the employer, without being liable for breach of contract, could fire the employee and pay him or her for services rendered up to the time of the firing

Unjust Dismissal

provides employees with grounds for legal action against employers who have treated them unfairly

Implied Contract

an oral agreement that would be covered by employment-at-will, had the employer not said or done something that implies otherwise

Disclaimer

a statement that, regardless of provisions or policies in the employee handbook and regardless of any oral promises to the contrary, an employment-at-will situation still exists between the employer and employees

Implied Covenant

in any employment relationship, there is a promise, that the employer and the employee will be fair and honest in their dealings with one another

Trade Secret

obtaining inside information on a competitor’s products, processes, or inventions

Right-to-work law

state-level U.S. regulations that prohibit union security agreements between employers and labor unions

Child labor law

laws that control the work that children are permitted to do

Public Policy, Implied Contract, Implied Covenant

Courts have established 3 standards to judge unjust dismissal

Oral Agreement or Detailed written Contract between employer and employee, Contract talk between labor union and business management

Describe the employer-employee relationship.

Doctrine of employment-at-will, Most employees are employees-at-will

Explain how the employer-employee relationship may be terminated.

State/Federal child labor laws

Regulating the Employment of Minors

Federal Labor Laws, Wagner Act, Taft-Hartley Act, Landrum-Griffin Act

List the major legislation affecting the employer-employee relationship.