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

Author:   Elizabeth Chika Tippett
Publisher:   University of California Press
ISBN:  

9780520382312


Pages:   292
Publication Date:   11 November 2025
Format:   Hardback
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The Master-Servant Doctrine: How Old Legal Rules Haunt the Modern Workplace


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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.

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Author:   Elizabeth Chika Tippett
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
ISBN:  

9780520382312


ISBN 10:   0520382315
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   11 November 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you.

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Elizabeth Chika Tippett is Professor of Law at the University of Oregon School of Law.

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