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How can you be an employee without having a contract?

• icedchai 3y ago
  In the US, most employees do not really have "contracts." You'll generally get an offer letter that you return to accept the job, but it's not a legally binding contract. You're an at-will employee.
  • constantcrying 3y ago
    So, companies can just not pay their employees? And employees can do whatever they want with no recourse by their employer?
    • icedchai 3y ago
      No. If the employee doesn't do what the employer wants, they are at-will and can be fired. Payment / wages is covered by labor laws and can result in legal problems if not corrected.
      • constantcrying 3y ago
        >Payment / wages is covered by labor laws How are wages defined, if not by a contract?
        • icedchai 3y ago
          It’s in your offer letter. You can read up on how this differs from a legal contract.