{"id":671,"date":"2020-03-23T18:35:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T18:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arinjames.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=671"},"modified":"2020-03-23T18:35:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T18:35:41","slug":"wrongful-termination","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/arinjames.com\/practice-area\/wrongful-termination\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrongful Termination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Employees in California have the right to not be terminated due to an illegal reason.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If you have been wrongfully terminated, we will enforce your employment rights and hold your former employer accountable.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If you suspect you have been wrongfully terminated, please contact our office for a free consultation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In general, California is an \u201cat-will\u201d state, meaning an employer can terminate its employees at any time for any <\/span><span class=\"s2\"><b>lawful<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"> reason.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Although this seems broad, there are many restrictions on employers.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Below are some of examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Discrimination<\/b>: California prohibits discrimination of employees based on their: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Race.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Religious creed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Color.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Physical disability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Mental disability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Medical condition.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Genetic information.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Marital status.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Sex, including:<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">pregnancy;<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">childbirth; or<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breast feeding. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Gender.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Gender identity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Gender expression.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Age (40 or older).<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Sexual orientation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Military and veteran status.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">If you believe you have been terminated due to one of these reasons, then you were wrongfully terminated and have recourse against your former employer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Employees in California have the right to not be terminated due to an illegal reason.\u00a0 If you have been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":597,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"portfolio_category":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.14 - 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