When an Employee Breaches a Fixed-Term Employment Contract by Quitting

question 96

Multiple Choice

When an employee breaches a fixed-term employment contract by quitting before the end of the term,what can the employer recover as damages?

• A) nothing, because courts do not order anyone to perform a job against his or her will
• B) all amounts already paid to the employee under the contract
• C) only amounts paid to the employee for which the employee has not yet done the work
• D) the costs of hiring a replacement employee, plus any increase in salary paid to the replacement employee
• E) only specific performance

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Definitions:

Anorexia Nervosa

Eating disorder in which people fail to maintain body weights that are normal for their age and height and have fears of becoming fat, distorted body images, and amenorrhea.

Restricting Type

A subtype of anorexia nervosa where weight loss is achieved by restricting calorie intake, without engaging in binge-eating or purging behaviors.

Constricting Type

A term that could be related to a specific category or subtype of a condition or behavior characterized by restriction or limitation, though its exact application is broad and context-dependent.

Bulimia Nervosa

Eating disorder in which people engage in bingeing and behave in ways to prevent weight gain from the binges, such as self-induced vomiting, excessive exercise, and abuse of purging drugs (such as laxatives).