The last thing you ever expect to have to deal with is losing a job due to discriminatory reasons. However, you may need a Orange County wrongful termination lawyer to help you now. At the Azadian Law Group, PC, our knowledgeable and experienced team is ready to be by your side today. Let us get to work investigating what happened so we can secure the compensation you need moving forward.
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:
When a person is terminated, a company is never going to say they are doing so because they are discriminating against a person. They will often find other benign reasons to do so to make the termination seem legitimate.
When we look at the numbers from the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, we see that they brought over 76,000 charges against employers in the latest reporting year.
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:
Your Orange County wrongful termination attorneys will scour employee handbooks, contracts, and company policies to determine whether or not you have been fired illegally.
If you think you have been wrongfully terminated or retaliated against at work, please seek legal assistance immediately. Generally, you have 300 days from the date or termination to file a complaint. At the Azadian Law Group, PC, we are ready to get to work.
Our Orange County wrongful termination lawyers are ready to step in and investigate your case so you can get the compensation you deserve. This can include:
We do not charge our clients out-of-pocket, so we will only get paid if you recover the compensation you deserve. When you need an Orange County wrongful termination attorney, you can contact us for a free consultation by clicking here or calling us at 949-662-5405.