D352 Section 1 Study Guide Exam
Questions with Correct Answers
List |and |describe |exceptions |to |employment |at |will.
Exceptions |to |employment |at |will |include:
*Public |Policy |Exception
*Implied |Contract |Exception
*Implied |Covenant |of |Good |Faith |and |Fair |Dealing
**in |addition |to |a |collective |bargaining |agreement |and |the |Model |Employment |Termination |
Act.
Four |examples |of |Public |Policy
1) |Refusing |to |break |the |law
2) |Exercising |a |legal |right
3) |Fulfilling |a |statutory |duty
4) |Whistleblowing.
Model |Employment |Termination |Act |(META)
an |employer |may |not |terminate |employment |of |an |employee |without |good |cause.
Expressed |Contracts
stated |in |distinct |and |clear |language, |either |orally |or |in |writing
Implied |Contracts
Contracts |in |which |some |terms |are |not |specifically |stated, |but |are |understood |by |the |parties |
based |on |the |nature |of |the |transaction |*BEHAVIOR |BASED*
Libel
written |defamation
Slander
spoken |defamation
Defamation
, Act |of |harming |or |ruining |another's |reputation
List |the |elements |necessary |for |establishing |a |prima |facie |case |of |intentional |infliction |of |
emotional |distress.
1. |Extreme |and |outrageous |conduct |by |a |defendant.
2. |The |defendants' |intention |of |causing, |or |reckless |disregard |of |the |likelihood |of |causing, |
emotional |distress
3. |The |plaintiff's |suffering |of |severe |emotional |distress |(and |as |a |direct |result |of |the |
defendant's |extreme |and |outrageous |conduct.
How |could |qualified |privilege |provide |a |defense |for |defamation?
Qualified |privilege |must |have |the |absence |of |malice |for |defense, |ie- |when |one |person |
communicates |with |another |who |has |the |legitimate |need |to |know |the |information |(such |as |an
|employee |telling |a |supervisor |of |another |employee's |performance, |as |long |as |what |the |
employee |is |saying |is |in |"good |faith."
Qualified |Privilege
employers |who |give |references |are |liable |only |for |false |statements |that |they |know |to |be |false |
or |that |are |primarily |motivated |by |ill |will
Tortious |interference |with |a |contract
Conduct |by |one |party |that |results |in |another's |breaching |her |contract |with |a |third |party.
What |are |the |main |elements |of |tortious |interference |with |contract?
A |cause |of |action |aimed |at |a |third |party |who |allegedly |caused |the |plaintiff |to |be |fired |or |
interferes |with |his/her |ability |to |get |a |job.
The |third |party |must |interfere |for |an |improper |reason, |ie-animosity |toward |plaintiff, |and |not |
for |a |valid |business |reason |in |order |to |beheld |responsible |for |this |tort
tort
a |wrongful |act |or |an |infringement |of |a |right |(other |than |under |contract) |leading |to |civil |legal |
liability.
workplace |tort
a |civil |wrong |in |which |an |employer |violates |a |duty |owed |to |its |customers |or |employees
Retaliatory |Demotion
Reduction |in |rank, |salary, |or |job |title |as |a |punishment
The |elements |of |the |tort |are |much |the |same |as |with |a |wrongful |discharge
Questions with Correct Answers
List |and |describe |exceptions |to |employment |at |will.
Exceptions |to |employment |at |will |include:
*Public |Policy |Exception
*Implied |Contract |Exception
*Implied |Covenant |of |Good |Faith |and |Fair |Dealing
**in |addition |to |a |collective |bargaining |agreement |and |the |Model |Employment |Termination |
Act.
Four |examples |of |Public |Policy
1) |Refusing |to |break |the |law
2) |Exercising |a |legal |right
3) |Fulfilling |a |statutory |duty
4) |Whistleblowing.
Model |Employment |Termination |Act |(META)
an |employer |may |not |terminate |employment |of |an |employee |without |good |cause.
Expressed |Contracts
stated |in |distinct |and |clear |language, |either |orally |or |in |writing
Implied |Contracts
Contracts |in |which |some |terms |are |not |specifically |stated, |but |are |understood |by |the |parties |
based |on |the |nature |of |the |transaction |*BEHAVIOR |BASED*
Libel
written |defamation
Slander
spoken |defamation
Defamation
, Act |of |harming |or |ruining |another's |reputation
List |the |elements |necessary |for |establishing |a |prima |facie |case |of |intentional |infliction |of |
emotional |distress.
1. |Extreme |and |outrageous |conduct |by |a |defendant.
2. |The |defendants' |intention |of |causing, |or |reckless |disregard |of |the |likelihood |of |causing, |
emotional |distress
3. |The |plaintiff's |suffering |of |severe |emotional |distress |(and |as |a |direct |result |of |the |
defendant's |extreme |and |outrageous |conduct.
How |could |qualified |privilege |provide |a |defense |for |defamation?
Qualified |privilege |must |have |the |absence |of |malice |for |defense, |ie- |when |one |person |
communicates |with |another |who |has |the |legitimate |need |to |know |the |information |(such |as |an
|employee |telling |a |supervisor |of |another |employee's |performance, |as |long |as |what |the |
employee |is |saying |is |in |"good |faith."
Qualified |Privilege
employers |who |give |references |are |liable |only |for |false |statements |that |they |know |to |be |false |
or |that |are |primarily |motivated |by |ill |will
Tortious |interference |with |a |contract
Conduct |by |one |party |that |results |in |another's |breaching |her |contract |with |a |third |party.
What |are |the |main |elements |of |tortious |interference |with |contract?
A |cause |of |action |aimed |at |a |third |party |who |allegedly |caused |the |plaintiff |to |be |fired |or |
interferes |with |his/her |ability |to |get |a |job.
The |third |party |must |interfere |for |an |improper |reason, |ie-animosity |toward |plaintiff, |and |not |
for |a |valid |business |reason |in |order |to |beheld |responsible |for |this |tort
tort
a |wrongful |act |or |an |infringement |of |a |right |(other |than |under |contract) |leading |to |civil |legal |
liability.
workplace |tort
a |civil |wrong |in |which |an |employer |violates |a |duty |owed |to |its |customers |or |employees
Retaliatory |Demotion
Reduction |in |rank, |salary, |or |job |title |as |a |punishment
The |elements |of |the |tort |are |much |the |same |as |with |a |wrongful |discharge
