Employer Retaliation And Wrongful Termination

Let’s face it: Almost everyone who gets fired feels like they were wrongfully terminated. If you were doing your best every day and did quality work, you will hardly feel like your employer is justified in firing you for some arbitrary reason. Employers do enjoy,...

Profit is a strong motivator, but it can sometimes inspire people to make very bad decisions. Some companies will cut corners with worker safety or even openly break the law in order to maximize how much money they make. For example, fraudulently billing insurance for...

Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. is facing some very serious allegations from a former employee, who also happens to be his ex-girlfriend. The former employee Melanie McDade, who was the mayor’s assistant, claims that she was wrongfully terminated in 2019 after she...

You felt like something wasn’t right at work lately. A new manager was brought in, and for the first time in three years, you were written up. Just a week after the first write-up, you were given another warning for your “poor behavior” in the workplace. The thing is,...

If you're feeling harassed or discriminated against, you have every right to file a complaint with your human resources department, and your employer has a legal obligation to treat you fairly. Since the law recognizes that employers aren't likely to be happy about...

You felt discriminated against because of your gender at work, but you did everything right: You kept notes and filed a complaint with the higher-ups in the human resources department. After a brief investigation, you’re told that the company wasn’t able to...

Being informed that you have been demoted at your place of employment can be overwhelming. You likely weren't expecting to hear this news and want to know what went wrong. However, every demotion might not be legitimate. You might have been demoted as retaliation by...

Employees across California and the rest of the country are protected from employer retaliation. This means that you are able to file a complaint against someone in your office with human resources or against your employer with a federal agency and not have to worry...

You have been told you have a right to free speech your entire life. When you use it at work and it conflicts with your boss, though, you get fired. You feel like it's unfair. Is it a wrongful termination? Have they violated your rights? Is it an illegal retaliation...