21.   And besides, employment contracts in the high-tech industry generally give employers discretion to fire employees at will.

22.   And once the noncompete clauses in their employment contracts expire, they might even decide to work for a competitor.

23.   As part of their employment contracts, brokers have traditionally, agreed to have employment disputes settled by binding industry arbitration.

24.   Biondi was in the middle of a five-year employment contract with Seagram.

25.   Bolduc capitulated, and Hampers, whose employment contract expired in December, stayed on and is working under a temporary contract that expires this summer.

26.   Both executives would have five-year employment contracts.

27.   A shorter-term disappointment occurred when the generally unflappable Rothermel felt forced to dismiss an employee over a disagreement on the terms of the employment contract they signed last winter.

28.   After his dismissal, Morris countered by filing a lawsuit accusing Time Warner of breaching his employment contract.

29.   Bureaucrats also asked the panel to study procedures for ordering layoffs and methods of resolving labor disputes, such as might occur when an employment contract expires.

30.   But government officials say they have not reneged on any written commitment, since the medical professionals signed employment contracts with the clinics.