The Master-Servant Doctrine: How Old Legal Rules Haunt the Modern Workplace

The field of employment law used to be called "master-servant law." Even if this term has fallen out of favor, a central truth has not changed: modern employment law still draws on centuries-old ideas about the rights and obligations of workers. In The Master-Servant Doctrine, Elizabeth Chika Tippett combines historical context with contemporary case studies and interviews to reveal how modern law and management practices are steeped in three core master-servant principles: the right to control, the right to govern, and the duty of support. With each chapter tackling a different aspect of the workplace--including pay, time management, firing, and benefits--this startling and original story of employment law offers fresh insights for legal scholars, historians, attorneys, advocates, and anyone who's ever worked a terrible job.

Author: Elizabeth Chika Tippett
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 11/11/2025
Pages: 292
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 8.82h x 5.98w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9780520382329