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In the U.S., most workers are employed at-will. This means that they can be fired or let go from a company for almost any reason except whistleblowing or discrimination. However, questions remain if you are still employed but your employer Read More
March 6, 2020 Category: Wrongful Termination
At the conclusion of California’s most recent state legislative session, four new bills were passed that will change the landscape of current laws concerning privacy, harassment, and workplace discrimination. These new laws take effect on January 1, 2020. Both employees Read More
December 6, 2019 Category: Wrongful Termination
Earlier this year, a California jury awarded an ex-Chipotle employee nearly $8 million for wrongful termination. According to reports, the employee was accused of stealing a few hundred dollars from a safe at the company’s Fresno location. Her bosses claimed Read More
October 2, 2018 Category: Wrongful Termination
Can California employers fire someone because they are obese? Is obesity considered a disability that is protected under the law? These are important questions for Ketryn Cornell. Cornell, a former employee of the Berkeley Tennis Club, recently filed a disability Read More
January 19, 2018 Category: Disability Discrimination, Wrongful Termination
Many California employers try to force their employees into accepting binding arbitration agreements as a condition of employment. Arbitration means that if an employee is a victim of sexual harassment or any other type of illegal workplace discrimination, he or Read More
September 26, 2016 Category: Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination
Employer-employee relationships are presumed to be “at-will” under California law. This means that your boss can fire you for any reason—or even no reason—and you have no legal recourse. However, if you have a written, oral, or implied contract that Read More
August 15, 2016 Category: Wrongful Termination
On behalf of Briski Law Firm posted in Wrongful Termination on Wednesday, February 24, 2016. On Feb. 19, the artistic director of iconic Los Angeles comedy theater and school iO West was terminated after multiple women accused him of sexual Read More
February 24, 2016 Category: Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination
On behalf of Briski Law Firm posted in Wrongful Termination on Friday, February 12, 2016. California residents may have heard a recent report about a former Walmart employee who sued the company for wrongful termination and was awarded approximately $31 Read More
February 12, 2016 Category: Retaliation, Wrongful Termination
On behalf of Briski Law Firm posted in Wrongful Termination on Thursday, January 7, 2016. Although employers are prohibited from discriminating against workers based on their age, gender, race, sex or other characteristics, it still happens. California employees might want Read More
January 7, 2016 Category: Discrimination, Wrongful Termination
On behalf of Briski Law Firm posted in Wrongful Termination Monday, November 30, 2015. A former Bikram Yoga teacher recruiter in California filed a wrongful termination complaint against the company and its founder Bikram Choudhury. Before she was fired, the Read More
November 30, 2015 Category: Discrimination, Wrongful Termination
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