Orange County Wrongful Termination Attorney

You probably know that California is an “at-will” employment state. This means that workers in this state can generally be terminated for any reason or no reason at all. However, that does not mean employers can break state and federal law by firing someone.

Illegal firing of an employee generally occurs when the termination involves:

• Discrimination based on a person’s race, nationality, gender, pregnancy status, disability, sexuality, religion, or age.
• Retaliation against an employee exercising their rights, including the right to divulge an employer’s illegal or fraudulent actions or refusing to participate in those actions.

Retaliation in the workplace takes many forms. We know that the EEOC brought nearly 40,000 charges against employers during the latest reporting year based on retaliation against workers. Retaliation often happens when workers:

• Complain about workplace safety conditions
• Complain about wage fairness
• Report harassment or discrimination in the workplace
• Request their legal disability accommodations
• Take their allowable medical leave
• Refuse to participate in illegal or fraudulent activities
• Report an employer’s illegal or fraudulent activities (whistleblower)

Your Orange County wrongful termination attorneys will scour employee handbooks, contracts, and company policies to determine whether or not you have been fired illegally.