Law Questions

Minors do not have the legal capacity to contractContractual CapacityFactual IncapacityStatus Incapacity

withdrawing an offer before it is acceptedBlue-pencil ruleBreachConsiderationDeceptionDuressForbearancegenuine assentJustifiable RelianceMitigationNondisclosureQuantum MeruitRescissionReservation of Rights clauseRevocationUnjust EnrichmentUsury

one benefiting unfairly at another's expenseBlue-pencil ruleBreachConsiderationDeceptionDuressForbearancegenuine assentJustifiable RelianceMitigationNondisclosureQuantum MeruitRescissionReservation of Rights clauseRevocationUnjust EnrichmentUsury

Agreements Not to CompeteVALIDVOIDVOIDABLE

court imposes an obligation when there is no contract to prevent Unjust EnrichmentIllusory PromisesPrivity of ContractPromissory EstoppelQuasi Contracts

1. when individuals file formal discrimination charges with the EEOC or other enforcement agencies2. when they communicate allegations and evidence to these agencies3. when they assist or participate in agency investigations and court proceedingsOppositionParticipation

Social contracts (are/are not) legally binding

mistake of fact known to one party to the contract does not affect the contract when it is unknown to other partyMistake in TranscriptionMutual Mistake of Fact or LawUnilateral Mistake

binding and enforceable under lawValidVoid Voidable

the legal enforcement of an otherwise unenforceable contract due to a party's detrimental reliance on the contractIllusory PromisesPrivity of ContractPromissory EstoppelQuasi Contracts

the legal ability to enter into a contractual relationshipContractual CapacityFactual IncapacityStatus Incapacity

Either party can terminate employment relationship at anytime for any reason or for no reasonAffirmative ActionEmployment-at-willMailbox rulenational originReverse DiscriminationSupplemental Security Income ProgramsValidity GeneralizationWhistleblower laws

plaintiff recovers as much as deservedBlue-pencil ruleBreachConsiderationDeceptionDuressForbearancegenuine assentJustifiable RelianceMitigationNondisclosureQuantum MeruitRescissionReservation of Rights clauseRevocationUnjust EnrichmentUsury

A(n) ________________ is when a court imposes an obligation when there is no true contract to prevent ___________________________.a) requirements contract; inequitable harmb) quasi-contract; unjust enrichmentc) unilateral contract; inequitable harmd) implied contract; unjust enrichment

acts and conduct of the partiesExpress Implied

Radio station KSCS broadcast jazz music. It announced to its audience that it would pay $25,000 to any listener who detected that it did not play 3 consecutive songs. Malia Jones listened to and heard the program in which 2 songs were followed by a commercial. She claimed the $25,000. The station refused to pay on the ground there was no consideration for its promise to pay that amount. Was the station liable?a) Yes, under the uniform commercial code, the parties are bound by the covenant of good faith and fair dealing.b) No, this unilateral contract was not supported by consideration on Malia's part and the station offered an illusory promise.c) Yes, the station is bound by this unilateral contract, the court found that by listening to this station because of the offer, Malia gave up her time and right to listen to other stations - and her forbearance is consideration.d) No, this is a bilateral contract and Malia did not accept the offer or provide any consideration.

conditions are present that make an otherwise VALID contract rejectable by either partyValidVoid Voidable

EEOC treats _____ as national origin under Title VII

completed all requirementsExecutedExecutory

Situations where a supervisor performs an official act of the company (discharge, demotion, undesirable reassignment) against a subordinate employee because of the employee's refusal to submit to supervisor's demand for sexual favorsHostile Work EnvironmentTangible Employment Action