HHP 4600 Law and Public Health

Module 8a PowerPoint Questions for Contracts

1. What is a contract?

2. Name the elements of a contract

a.

b.

c.

3. How do an express and implied contract differ?

4. Name two kinds of express contracts.

a.

b.

5. What must a plaintiff do in order to be successful in a lawsuit alleging a breach of contract?

6. How is an independent contractor different from an employee?

7. Why might this difference make a difference in filing a lawsuit?

8. Why is the employee handbook important in employee law and maintaining at will employer status?

9. What can an employer do with the handbook to prevent successful lawsuits by employees using the handbook as a contract and voiding at will status?

HHP 4600 Law and Public Health

Module 8b PowerPoint Questions for Human Resources Law

1. If an employee comes to a manager seeking rehabilitation assistance for drug and alcohol abuse and the manager fires the employee, will the manager likely be legally supported under ADA?

2.