We considered the first discussion question and learned that if Skagerberg is good law, then additional consideration or a definite term contract are the only real options for obtaining just cause protection.
Most workers don t have anything other than their services to offer.
Next we began to examine written and oral terms governing discharge. He evidently thought it meant continuous employment with some form of protection against discharge. Another possible meaning would be that he is employed for the duration of the project. We discussed Texas's adherence to the English rate of pay presumption. Although Williston thought the rate of pay implied a durational term for the relationship, we saw that an employee's rate of pay may well have nothing whatsoever to do with his or her expectations concerning the length of employment.