If you're a small-business owner and you're thinking about having someone sign a contract of employment, you should first become familiar with some key concepts of contract law. Employment contracts ...

Employment contracts serve as the foundation of the employer-employee relationship, outlining rights, responsibilities, and expectations for both parties. However, despite their importance, employment ...

Employment contracts are not unlike other contracts -- certain problems may arise that render the contract void. There is an important distinction between contracts that are void and ones that are ...

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Would it be ethical for a lawyer to draft an employment contract in which a fast food worker is paid not with money, but only in burgers and fries? What if the lawyer's client—the employer—asked for ...

Academic employment is often anchored by written agreements such as contracts. But employment in higher education today is increasingly tenuous and challenging, with growing numbers of closures, ...

Employee contracts are like a rulebook for work. They explain what an employer expects from a worker and what the worker gets in return. These contracts are super important because they help ...

Med school taught you a lot. But did you learn how to negotiate a physician employment contract? Especially your first one? If not, understand that it ’s far too easy to screw up things you may not ...