1. Part I 2015

2.  “In Class” on Wednesday June 10 and Thursday June 11  Can NOT be absent that day  Covers chapters 27, 5 and unit on Contracts (Chapters 7-12)  Mock trial information as well  #2 pencil needed first day  Books must be turned in before last class

3.  Chapter 27- Employment contracts  Mock Trial Information  Criminal Law

4.  These are “implied” agreements  No contract exists  Since there is no contract, an employer can fire and employee at any time for any reason

5.  Usually paid per hour  Full time based on 40 hour work week  No set schedule many times, rather week to week  Benefits based on full time

6.  The employee also can quit at any time for any reason  At will employees have very limited rights because they are not under contract and there is no legal obligation as to the time they will be employed

7. At WillContract AT WILL  Hired or fired for any reason  No contract  Limited rights based on hours and OT CONTRACT  Both sides must live up to agreed terms  Cannot be fired unless there is cause  Time limit

8.  Means you did something outside the contractual agreement  Cause could also be stealing, showing up late(s), insubordination, or harming a customer  Contractual cause usually means you did not complete the work terms based on what you agreed  NOT ELIGIBLE for unemployment if fired for cause  You CAN sue your employer over the reason given

9.  Firing an employee for reasons other than job related reasons  Improper  Could be based on discrimination, creating a false case against them or falsifying documents  Basis of a lawsuit

10.  Not a contract of employment, but rather a contract to complete a job  NO supervision by the person who hired the contractor to complete the job, ONLY the original agreement

11.  Since the contractor was hired to complete the job, they are also liable for any damage they do to anyone “Not” involved in the contract.  Ex) If a contractors truck hits someone's car parked in the road, the contractor is liable, NOT the homeowner

12.  Based on a legal relationship between an employer and employee  Payment in exchange for an agreement to be supervised and controlled

13.  Employees have duties to be obedient, skilled, loyal and to perform reasonably  Employers have duties to treat employees reasonably, have safe working conditions and follow fair labor standards

14.  Arrest/served to go to court  Arraignment (Plead guilty or not guilty)  Court date set  Opening Statements (Prosecution first)  Prosecution witnesses called first  Prosecution rests  Defense witness called (Defendant does not need to testify  Closing statements (Prosecution last)  Verdict

15.  Based on reasonable doubt, which means very little or no doubt the defendant is guilty  ALL 12 jurors must ALL agree  Highest standard of proof in the legal world  Defendant does not need to testify (5 th amendment rights  You are GUARANTEED a lawyer

16.  Direct examination- tells a story, factual based, add credibility to the witness  Cross examination- Tests the reliability of the witness, attacks credibility, and makes the facts less clear  Direct Examination- No leading  Cross Examination- Leading is allowed, control the witness’s answers  Direct Examination comes first, then cross examination

17.  Verdict- A juries final decision  Judgment- Final outcome of a trial  Subpoena- Court order to get a witness to testify  Perjury- lying under oath  Affidavit- A formal statement given under oath before a trial begins  Jurors- people in the court who decide issues of facts (Judge decides issues of law)

18.  Against Society  Duty, Breach and intent  Society pays because we need to pay for police, courts, lawyers, etc.