Master-Servant Doctrine

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. InThe 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-servantprinciples: the right to control,the right to govern, and thedutyof support. With each chapter tackling a different aspect of the workplaceincluding pay, time management, firing, and benefitsthis startling and original story of employment law offers fresh insights for legal scholars, historians, attorneys, advocates, and anyone whos ever worked a terrible job.