1. Do common law rules determine the relationship between an employer and employees? 2. what recourse does a non-at-will employee have when discharged without good cause? 3. if an employment contract does not state any terms other than the compensation, how are the other terms determined? 4. if an employer who has a contract with a union still makes a contract individually with each employee, what meaning does the contract with the union have? 5. How has the statutory modification of an employer's common-law defenses made it easier for an employee to win a case? 6. when may an employee obtain recovery for damages for injury under workers' compensation? 7. when is an employer liable for injuries that employees cause to third parties? 8. when no contrary agreement has been made, to whom do inventions by employees belong? 9. How are the life and annuity insurance benefits of the social security act funded?