In California, it is presumed that most people who are hired are “at will” employees. This means that the employer may terminate the employee at any time, without cause or prior notice. It also means that an employee can leave the company without giving notice or...
Many wrongful termination, sexual harassment, and workplace discrimination cases end up settling prior to trial. There are a lot of reasons why cases settle, but in many instances the defendant wants to save face, some time, and money. Settling your case might be...
Wrongful termination is a very real problem in California. A lot of workers don’t even realize that they are fired for illegal reasons that are actionable under the law. There can be a lot of sting in suddenly losing your job, but you don’t have to just sit back and...
It seems like people are more politically vocal now than ever before. While you have a First Amendment right to free speech, your employer might not take kindly to your political views. In these situations, employers often base their employment actions based on an...
A lot of wrongful termination, harassment, and discrimination cases are built on the testimony of others. But if two reputable people are giving different accounts to a story, who is the judge and the jury supposed to believe? That question helps steer toward the...
Employees generally believe that their employers will treat them with fairness. If that doesn't happen, employment law safeguards may support them. A California worker who believes that he or she was fired as a means of retaliation or punishment may have grounds...
Many people in California would view an opportunity to work for a professional baseball team as a dream job. The dream was short-lived for a woman who accepted a job with the Mariners on Nov. 1, 2017, because the team officially dismissed her barely a year later on...
The concept of at-will employment has grown increasingly prevalent over time because it allows both employer and employee a great amount of freedom in regard to termination and quitting. At-will employment essentially means that a person can be fired from the job at...
If an employer in California attempts to head off discrimination complaints by insisting that an employee sign away the right to file a complaint, then the courts might view the act as anticipatory retaliation. The recent case of a former employee of the U.S....
A jury in California awarded a man roughly $18 million in damages after finding that he had been wrongfully terminated. The 55-year-old had worked for Allstate Insurance for 30 years when he was let go months after being taken into custody by police. The incident...