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–178– -178§ 2165. Surviving employee Where service is to be rendered by two or more persons jointly, and one of them dies, the survivor shall act alone, if the service to be rendered is such as he can rightly perform without the aid of the deceased person, but not otherwise. Subchapter IV—Termination of Employment § 2191. Termination of employment generally Employment is terminated by: (1) the expiration of its appointed term; (2) the extinction of its subject; ^ (3) the death of the employee; or (4) the employee's legal incapacity to act as such. § 2192. Death or incapacity of employer Employment in which the power of the employee is not coupled with an interest in its subject is terminated by notice to him of: (1) death of the employer; or (2) legal incapacity of the employer to contract. § 2193. Continuance of service in certain cases An employee, unless the term of his service has expired, or unless he has a right to discontinue it at any time without notice, shall continue his service after notice of the death or incapacity of his employer, so far as is necessary to protect from serious injury the interests of the employer's successor in interest, until a reasonable time after notice of the facts has been communicated to the successor. The successor shall compensate the employee for the service according to the terms of the contract of employment. § 2194. Terms of employment An employment having no specified term may be terminated at the will of either party, on notice to the other. Employment for a specified term means an employment for a period greater than one month. § 2195. Termination by employer An employment for a specified term may be terminated at any time by the employer in case of willful breach of duty by the employee in the course of his employment, or in case of his habitual neglect of nis duty or continued incapacity to perform it. § 2196. Termination by employee An employment for a specified term may be terminated by the employee at any time in case of willful or permanent breach of the obligations of his employer to him as an employee. § 2197. Compensation due on dismissal An employee who is not employed for a specified term, and who is dismissed by his employer is entitled to compensation for services rendered up to the time of the dismissal. § 2198. Compensation due on quitting An employee who is not employed for a specified term and who (juits the service of his employer is entitled to compensation for services rendered up to the time of the quitting.

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