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Haw. Civil Jury Instr. 16.2

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FOR A SPECIFIED TERM: DEFINITION

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A contract to employ a person for a definite period of time

is an employment contract for a specified term.1 The length of

that term may be expressly stated or implied from the facts and

circumstances.

1 A “specified term” includes, e.g., month-to-month contracts.

Crawford v. Stewart, 25 Haw. 226, 230 (1919).

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