The Master-Servant Doctrine : How Old Legal Rules Haunt the Modern Workplace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tippett, Elizabeth Chika.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2025.

Summary:

The field of employment law used to be called "master-servant law." Even if this term has fallen out of favor, a central truth has not changed: modern employment law still draws on centuries-old ideas about the rights and obligations of workers. In The Master-Servant Doctrine, Elizabeth Chika Tippett combines historical context with contemporary case studies and interviews to reveal how modern law and management practices are steeped in three core master-servant principles: the right to control, the right to govern, and the duty of support. With each chapter tackling a different aspect of the workplace--including pay, time management, firing, and benefits--this startling and original story of employment law offers fresh insights for legal scholars, historians, attorneys, advocates, and anyone who's ever worked a terrible job.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

Part I. The Right to Control

1. Physical Control

2. Termination

3. Pay

4. Time Management

Part II. The Right to Govern

5. Unions

6. Equal Opportunity

7. Human Resources

Part III. The Duty of Support

8. Benefits

9. Left Behind

10. Policy Interventions

Conclusion

Epilogue

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Figure Credits and Sources

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-520-38233-1

OCLC:

1518949145