Employment contracts need to consist of the following:
OFFER by a contractor /
employer
CONSIDERATION that for
certain work be done by the contractee for payment that is to be received. The
amount can be as they say in law school as "little as a peppercorn"
ACCEPTANCE by the OFFEREE
or the person to whom the offer was
made.
Even the at-will employee relationship can be considered a
contract under federal law when it comes to civil rights violations. You may
also have powerful employee contract rights even without a written contract. If
your employer has an employee hand book hold on to it as it can also be
considered to be a contract. There is much that can be done to protect your
employee rights. There is tremendous legal protection available. There may even
be civil rights violations involved. You must get the facts and you must know
employement law. You have the right to defend your rights as an employee not to
be wrongfully discharged, defrauded, be discriminated agains for age, sex,
or have acts of violence or other harassment acted against you. Do not
tolerate it.
My
Employee Rights have been violated or I have been Wronged by the Employer. 
your questions and comments!