| A | B |
| Employer | Party in an employment contract who pays |
| Employee | Party in an employment contract that works. |
| Employment | Employer contracts with an employee to do work under the emploer's supervision and control |
| Independent contractor | Agrees to produce a finished job without being supervised. |
| Employment at will | Employee can be discharged at any time because there has been no agreement about length of time for employment |
| Duty of obedience | Employee must obey reasonable orders and rules of the employer |
| Duty of reasonable skill | Employee must posses the skill, experience and knowledge necessary to do the job |
| Duty of loyalty and honesty | Employee looks out for the employers best interest |
| Duty of reasonable performance | Employee must perform all assigned duties at the prescribed time and in the prescribbed manner |