Contracts
This is a legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties
What is a contract?
This is a civil wrong that a court will give remedy.
What is a tort?
This protects original works of authorship like books and music
What is copyright?
An organized group of workers who come together to collectively protect and promote their rights and interests, especially related to wages, working conditions, benefits, and job security is a ____________________.
What is a labor union?
You are legally able to work at this age.
What is 14?
A contract that is not in writing but is still enforceable is known as this type.
What is an oral contract?
A person intentionally causes an unprivileged act with another.
What is assault?
This protects inventions for a limited time
What is a patent?
This act establishes minimum wage and overtime pay regulations
What is the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?
The federal minimum wage in the United States is ____.
What is $7.25?
A failure to perform contractual obligations is called this.
What is a breach of contract?
A statement that damages someone's reputation in written form is called this
What is libel?
A recognizable sign, design, or expression that identifies a product or service
What is a trademark?
This is the process of negotiation between employers and a group of employees aimed at agreements to regulate working condition.
What is collective bargaining?
A formal complaint by an employee or union alleging contract violations or unfair treatment is called a ______________.
What is a grievance?
This contract element ensures that both parties receive something of value.
"What is consideration?
Individuals may sue for this if one or more of the following elements are involved:
1. A duty of care and its breach.
2. Proximate cause: a legal cause of injury (forseeability).
3. Damage, loss or harm.
What is negligence?
This intellectual property protection applies to secret business processes
What is a trade secret?
This agency enforces workplace safety regulations
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)?
A method of resolving disputes in which an impartial third party makes a decision is called an ___________________.
What is an arbitration?
A minor typically does not have the _____________ to enter into a contract.
What is capacity?
What is a misdemeanor?
The duration of patents are for this many years.
What is 20 years?
This law requires employers to provide unpaid leave for certain family and medical reasons
What is the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?
This law allows workers to form unions.
What is The Wagner Act?