Employment Contracts
Employment Contracts
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Oral employment contracts (sometimes called "verbal" contracts) are simply contracts that are spoken and agreed to aloud rather than reduced to writing. It's common for employers and employees to enter into short oral contracts at the start of the employment relationship.
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An employment contract is an agreement between the employer and the employee about the terms of employment. If you have an employment contract, and your employer breaks ("breaches," in legalese) it, you may be entitled to damages.
Other Employment Contract Articles
Other Employment Contract Articles
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Can I Be Fired Without Good Cause?
Question: I have worked for a small, family-owned business for more than 20 years. Our employee handbook says employees will not be fired without "good cause." It also has a progressive discipline policy, which lays out the disciplinary steps the company will take before resorting to termination (verbal
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Modification of Employee Status Without Notice
Most employees work at will, which means they can quit at any time, and can be fired at any time, for any reason that is not illegal. (It's illegal to fire even an at-will employee for discriminatory reasons or to retaliate against the employee for filing a complaint, for example.) At-will employment
