The state of California follows the legal principle of at-will employment. Essentially this means that either employer or employee can terminate the working relationship at any time without penalty. There is no legal requirement even to provide notice -- unless the...
Most employers are fair and will do anything to protect their employees, but some don't. For this reason, California workers are protected by labor laws that cover wages, breaks, benefits for injured workers and safety and health. These laws also protect employees...
If you are hired at a company and meet the expectations of your position, you may believe you will have consistent employment for the foreseeable future. You may not realize that your employer has the right to fire you without warning or reason. While this is true,...
California, like all the other states, is an at-will employment state. This means that your employer can fire you at any time and for whatever reason. However, an employer cannot fire you on unlawful grounds such as based on your race, religion or other protected...
California employers enjoy a lot of freehand when it comes to the employer-employee relationship. This is mainly because California is an at-will employment state. Basically, this means that the employer can terminate the employment contract for any reason whatsoever...
People who have a steady job likely assume that they’ll continue to have that job as long as they aren’t doing anything wrong. What some people might not realize is that they can be fired without reason. However, this doesn’t mean that employers can terminate...
You weren’t fired from your job. However, you feel like you were pushed out. Your manager was uncommunicative to the point where it was nearly impossible to do your job. You weren’t told about important meetings. Colleagues were unpleasant and sometimes just plain...
Companies have obligations to the people that they employ, and their workers have legal obligations to the business. Both state law and employment contracts help to clarify the specific obligation the worker has to the business that employs them and vice versa. ...
As we’ve discussed previously, Amazon has come under scrutiny and been the subject of lawsuits for the conditions in which its warehouse employees have been required to work. This includes the alleged inability in some cases to take restroom breaks due to unreasonable...
Is your employer making life hard for you at the workplace because you filed a harassment claim? Then you may be a victim of workplace retaliation, which is against the law. Filing a harassment claim is among the activities protected by labor laws, and your employer...
