Employment Law Vocabulary Fill-in-the-Blank Employment law Union Employer Employee Independent contractor Express employment agreement Implied employment agreement Workers’ Compensation 1. A(n) union dues. 2. Unemployment Compensation Closed shop Union shop Agency shop Open shop Employment-at-Will Social Security does not require employees to join the union or pay is an insurance program that provides temporary income for qualified individuals who are unemployed through no fault of their own. 3. If an applicant wants to work for a company with a applicant much join the union before he/she is hired. , the 4. An is a person or company who pays a person for a wage, salary, payment, or fee in exchange for supervision. 5. is a division of law that governs the relationship between employers and employees. 6. is a person who works for a wage, salary, payment, or fee, guided by an express or implied agreement. 7. is an employment contract in which the terms and conditions are inferred through the actions of the employer and employee. 8. When an employer or employee can terminate employment for any reason without being liable for breach of contract, this is called . 9. If a company allows non-union employees to be hired and join the union within a certain period of time, this company has a . 10. An is a person who works for an employer, but is not subject to the control or supervision of the employer. 11. Under an , employees are not required to join the union; however, they still must pay union dues. 12. is a federal insurance program funded by the tax contributions of employees and employers. 13. is government-regulated program that provides medical benefits and income to employees who are injured or acquire a disease as a result of their job. 14. An is a formal contract that specifically states the terms and conditions of employment. 15. A is a type of organization comprised of employees. The organization is formed to ensure favorable work conditions, wages, work hours, benefits, and grievance procedures. ANSWER KEY - Employment Law Vocabulary Fill-in-the-Blank 1. An open shop does not require employees to join the union or pay union dues. 2. Unemployment compensation is an insurance program that provides temporary income for qualified individuals who are unemployed through no fault of their own. 3. If an applicant wants to work for a company with a closed shop, the applicant much join the union before he/she is hired. 4. An employer is a person or company who pays a person for a wage, salary, payment, or fee in exchange for supervision. 5. Employment law is a division of law that governs the relationship between employers and employees. 6. Employee is a person who works for a wage, salary, payment, or fee, guided by an express or implied agreement. 7. Implied employment agreement is an employment contract in which the terms and conditions are inferred through the actions of the employer and employee. 8. When an employer or employee can terminate employment for any reason without being liable for breach of contract, this is called employment-at-will. 9. If a company allows non-union employees to be hired and join the union within a certain period of time, this company has a union shop. 10. An independent contractor is a person who works for an employer, but is not subject to the control or supervision of the employer. 11. Under an agency shop, employees are not required to join the union; however, they still must pay union dues. 12. Social Security is a federal insurance program funded by the tax contributions of employees and employers. 13. Workers’ compensation is government-regulated program that provides medical benefits and income to employees who are injured or acquire a disease as a result of their job. 14. An express employment agreement is a formal contract that specifically states the terms and conditions of employment. 15. A union is a type of organization comprised of employees. The organization is formed to ensure favorable work conditions, wages, work hours, benefits, and grievance procedures.