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Wis JI-Civil 3082
Termination of Servant's Employment: Indefinite Duration
If a contract of employment does not specify the duration of the employment but fixes
compensation at a certain amount per (week) (month) (year), and if the employee furnishes
no consideration in addition to the services incident to the employment, the contract is an
indefinite general hiring, terminable at the will of either party. In such circumstances, a
discharge without cause does not constitute a breach of the employment contract.
History
Wis JI-Civil 3082 (1993). ©1993, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
91ef672be87ed0a95a9c4cccc216053d6a7ff1b2a0a861bcc3e79b7e6c2e0940
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