Legal Protection For Workers
When your California employer does something unethical or unlawful and you become aware of these wrongdoings, you may decide to “blow the whistle” and notify authorities about them. Before doing so, there are certain steps you might want to take to help protect...
Wrongful termination is one of the most commonly misunderstood employment issues. Wrongful termination does not have to be directly connected to a discriminatory action. There are several other more subtle indications of wrongful termination that are often overlooked....
You should not lose your job by exposing illegal actions at your workplace. Sometimes employers retaliate against whistleblowers by concocting an excuse to fire them. However, employers have various obligations towards their workers. Sudden termination of your job...
California is an at-will employment state, and this means that your employer will say that you can be terminated for any reason. However, the employer cannot interfere with one of your protected rights. So, how do you know if your employer was on the right side of...
A man who says he was wrongfully let go from his job was recently vindicated in court. A California jury heard the case and decided that the man's arrest record was wrongfully used against him. He was awarded $18 million by the jury in the wrongful termination...
A former employee of a marble company claims that he was let go from his employment without cause. The man worked for the California company for a number of years. His lawsuit claims wrongful termination as well as violations of his employee rights. The man's...
Employees in any industry in California have rights. Although many are at-will workers, meaning that resignations and terminations may happen at will, employees are protected from wrongful termination. However, when is a termination wrongful or illegal? One reason for...
A now-famous memo written by a now-former staff member of tech giant Google sent waves through the news media late last year. The employee was later fired and eventually fired suit against his former employer for wrongful termination. Now another employee, on the...
An ex-employee of a hotel chain claims that she was mistreated on the job and later fired unfairly. The woman was formerly employed with a California Four Seasons hotel. She claims that her employer singled her out based on her race and exposed her to unsafe working...
Two women reported problems at a local surgical center and now claim that they have lost their jobs because of it. The allegations of misconduct range from unlawful opiate control, failure to maintain a sterile environment and claims of sexual misconduct. The...