2421. Breach of Employment Contract Specified Term Good-Cause Defense (Lab. Code, § 2924)

2421. Breach of Employment Contract--Specified Term--GoodCause Defense (Lab. Code, § 2924) Instruction No 1 Request by Plaintiff Given as Proposed Refused Withdrawn Request by Defendant Given as Modified Requested by Given on Court's Motion Judge Instruction No 1 [Name of defendant] claims that [he/she/it] did not breach the employment contract because [he/she/it] [discharged/demoted] [name of plaintiff] for good cause. To establish good cause [name of defendant] must prove: [that [name of plaintiff] willfully breached a job duty] [or] [that [name of plaintiff] continually neglected [his/her] job duties] [or] [that a continued incapacity prevented [name of plaintiff] from performing [his/her] job duties.] ________________________________________________________________________________ New September 2003; Revised June 2012