Employers know ways to avoid wrongful termination accusations
Many employers in California act with integrity when it comes to hiring and firing workers. However, there are some who may abuse the system to protect themselves from wrongful termination claims. While claiming to work within the law, some managers may be building...
California wrongful termination investigation leads to fines
The loss of a job can be devastating for a California worker and his or her family. Often there are signs that layoffs are impending or that one's job performance is in question, but sometimes the termination comes without warning leaving no time to prepare. When it...
Does my firing qualify as wrongful termination?
When you are fired from a job, it is easy to immediately think that somehow, someway your employer terminated you without just cause. On the one hand, you may be right. There are many ways that a company can open itself up to liability when they fire an employee. On...
“He said, (s)he said” evidence good enough to get discrimination cases to trial
Many people who suspect they have been wrongfully terminated think they need "smoking gun" evidence to even have a chance in court. Not so, says a recent California appellate court case. In Nigro v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., the court ruled that just about any kind of...
Payments for employment claims are almost always taxable
It's increasingly common for lawyers to try to shield payments in employment cases from taxes by characterizing them as payments for "personal injury." After a recent decision by a California appellate court, they shouldn't. Payments for personal, physical injuries...
