Wrongful Termination Lawyers CA

Even "at-will" employees have rights. Most employees in California are "at-will" employees, which means that generally they can be fired or laid-off for any reason so long as it is not an illegal reason. Illegal reasons include terminating an employee because of: (a) the employee's having a "protected characteristic" like an employee's race, sex, gender, religion, age, health, disability, or sexual orientation; and (b) the employee engaging in a protected "activity" like complaining about unlawful activity, requesting a reasonable accommodation for a disability, taking a protected leave of absence, or refusing to do something the employee believes to be illegal.

It is also illegal for an employer to coerce an employee to resign by making the employee's working conditions intolerable. This is known as "constructive discharge" and is treated by the law much the same as an employee being fired by the employer.

Wrongful Termination Lawyers

Employees who have been fired, laid-off, or compelled to resign may be entitled to additional payment if their termination was motivated by the employee's engaging in a protected activity or by the employee's sexual orientation, race, sex, age, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, or military status. Employees who have been promised continued employment may also be entitled to further payment.

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If you believe you have been wrongfully terminated, we encourage you to schedule a Free Consultation