Understanding constructive dismissal
Many people assume that wrongful termination cases only apply when they are directly terminated from their job. As a result, when their working conditions deteriorate so significantly that they resign, they fail to consider the potential for wrongful termination....
3 common signs of wrongful termination
There are certain circumstances under which an employer cannot legally fire you. If you were recently let go from your job in the Bay Area, you may wonder if your termination was lawful. Here are three common red flags of wrongful termination to help you make sense of...
The grounds for a wrongful termination lawsuit in California
A job dismissal hurts on the professional and personal level. Whether you devoted decades, a few years or a few months to your role at your employer, a termination, a “RIF,” a “lay-off” or firing smarts. However, it really stings when your employer illegally...
California school sued over retaliation, wrongful termination
The Olive Grove Charter School that operates in numerous locations around Santa Barbara is facing allegations that it wrongfully terminated an upper-level employee who complained about certain improprieties going on. The allegations come from a former employee who had...
Were you fired or wrongfully terminated? What’s the difference?
Absent a clear violation of your contract, what's the difference between being unfairly fired and a wrongful termination? Neither are pleasant experiences, to be certain. Being unfairly let go from your position can happen for a number of reasons -- whether the boss...
Being fired unfairly? Handle yourself like a professional
Nobody enjoys being fired, but the whole experience is somehow vastly worse when you know you don't deserve it and believe it's nothing more than retaliation for exercising your rights as an employee. The important thing to do in this situation is to focus on your...
What do you do if you’re handed a performance improvement plan?
Performance improvement plans, or PIPs, are part of an employer's paper trail. PIPs are supposed to be tools that employers can use to address deficiencies in an employee's work. They're also supposed to be tools that help the employee understand exactly what he or...
Imminent danger and your right to refuse to work
For the most part, employers have a pretty broad prerogative to tell employees what work has to be completed at any given time -- and many jobs have an element of danger that has to be managed on a daily basis. It's impossible, for example, to work on a construction...
When you’re fired after developing health problems
What happens when you've developed a serious medical condition and your employer responds to the uncertainty in your life by terminating your position? Are you simply out of luck? Not necessarily. There are a number of laws that protect employees from wrongful...
Getting fired when you’re sick
When you're suffering from a medical condition that already makes you feel pretty miserable, there's nothing worse than an unsympathetic employer. But, can that employer fire you because your illness is affecting your attendance and your job performance? Maybe. Under...
