SUMMARY
Chapter 2 explores the particularities of contracts in the context of employment including actions for breach, defenses, and limitations on subsequent employment in the form of noncompetition agreements and similar agreements. PDF Download - After purchase go to My Content to retrieve your digital file(s).
DESCRIPTION
Chapter 2
EMPLOYMENT ACTIONS IN CONTRACT
Brian Donald Potter
Laura Salerno Owens
Kathryn P. Roberts
§ 2.1 INTRODUCTION
§ 2.2 CONTRACTS IN THE EMPLOYMENT SETTING
§ 2.2-1 Generally
§ 2.2-2 Express Contracts
§ 2.2-3 Implied Contracts
§ 2.3 DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT
§ 2.4 ACTIONS AND ISSUES RELATING TO THE BREACH OF AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
§ 2.4-1 Breach of Express Contract
§ 2.4-2 Breach of Implied Contract
§ 2.4-3 Employee Handbook or Policy Manual
§ 2.4-4 Breach of Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
§ 2.4-5 Promissory Estoppel
§ 2.5 DEFENSES
§ 2.5-1 Statute of Frauds
§ 2.5-2 Lack of Consideration
§ 2.5-3 At-Will Clause
§ 2.5-4 Exclusive Remedy of Grievance Procedures
§ 2.5-5 Federal Labor Law Preemption
§ 2.6 REMEDIES
§ 2.6-1 Equitable Remedies
§ 2.6-2 Legal Remedies
§ 2.7 RESTRICTIONS ON COMPETITION
§ 2.7-1 Introduction
§ 2.7-2 Noncompetition Agreements
§ 2.7-3 Unfair Competition
§ 2.7-4 Uniform Trade Secrets Act: Relationship to Contract Claims
Appendix 2A Abbreviations