Elaine, thanks for your comments to my post.  You are appreciated.

best,

john martinson

At 03:55 PM 1/17/97 UT, you wrote:
>There is something in this thread that I am curious about, and it could open a
>whole can of personnel law worms.  Here goes:
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>Why should Directors have contracts?  What protection does it really offer you
>since most states have "employment at will" rules?
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>How does this compare to the for-profit world beyond lawyers (who seem more
>like contractors than employees)?  Does, for example, the vice president of
>the local bank have a contract?  Or is this person simply an employee?
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>Shouldn't benefits, vacation, etc, be spelled out in the personnel policies of
>the institution?  What separates an employee who is covered under the
>personnel policies from someone who is covered by a contract?
>
>Elaine Zopes, "No Contract" Director
>Museum of Early Trades & Crafts
>Madison, NJ
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