You Signed a One- Year Contract to Work on a Special

question 6

Multiple Choice

You signed a one- year contract to work on a special accounting team for a major retailer.Most of the team are young and inexperienced.Three months after the contract began your team leader resigned.The retailer was worried that you and your colleagues would become lazy and inefficient while a new leader was being found.It offered each of you a bonus payment of $50 per week to be punctual and hard working until the new leader started work.You all agreed.It took one month to find a new leader.The retailer is refusing to pay you the promised $200.Under common law,what legal rights,if any,do you have?

• A)None - because the promise was not put into writing.
• B)None - because you did not provide valuable consideration.You were only doing what you had already contracted to do.
• C)You are entitled to damages because you provided valuable consideration.It does not matter if the consideration did not have a clear market value.
• D)You are entitled to rescind the contract and claim damages because the retailers acted illegally by implying you were not hard working or punctual employees.

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Definitions:

VLTs

Video Lottery Terminals, a form of electronic gambling machine found in casinos and bars.

Exogenous Opiates

Narcotics, which bind to receptor sites throughout the body, including the brain, spinal cord, and bloodstream, and reduce the body’s production of endogenous opiates.

Opioids

Also known as narcotics. A class of central nervous system depressants whose main effects are the reduction of pain and sleep inducement. Opium, the alkaloid from which opioids are derived, comes from the seeds of the opium poppy, which is indigenous to Asia and the Middle East.

Heroin

A narcotic substance derived from morphine, originating from the seed pods of opium poppy plants, known for its strong addictive properties and illegality.