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15 Cards in this Set
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Employment
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Legal relationship based on a contract that calls for one individual to be paid for working under another's direction and control
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Employer
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The party who pays someone in order to direct and control that person's activities
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Employee
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The party who is paid by the employer to serve under the employer's direction and control
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Independent Contractor
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One who contracts to do something for another but is free of the latter's direction and control
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Employment At Will
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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
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Wrongful discharge
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firing an employment in retaliation for reporting violations of law by company
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Discharged without cause
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Employee's discharge is not due to his or her conduct
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Unemployment Compensation
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Is money paid by the government or a private insurance fund to workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own
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Discharged for cause
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employee is discharged due to the violation of an employment obligation
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Payroll deductions
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The employer deducts money from the employee's paycheck
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Workers' compensation
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Payment employer makes to an insurance fund that compensates employees for injured employees
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Duty of obedience
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The employee has a duty to obey the reasonable orders and rules of the employer
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Duty of reasonable skill
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Requires that those who accept work possess the skill, experience, or knowledge necessary to do it
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Duties of loyalty and honesty
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Requires employee to look out for the best interests of the employer
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Duty of reasonable perfomance
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Requires employee to perform assigned duties at the prescribed time and in the prescribed manner
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