What Are The Illegal Reasons For Firing Employees?

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What Are The Illegal Reasons For Firing Employees
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• Employees in California work at will, which means
  they can be fired at any time for any lawful
  reason. However, it is illegal firing an employee
  on the basis of discrimination or retaliation.
• These exclusions are valid for both, at-will and
  contract employees.

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Few Common Unlawful Reasons For Firing An Employee

• Hostile environment
• A hostile work environment occurs when harassment
  has reached a level where A) The person enduring
  it feel like it has now become a condition of
  continued employment i.e. it is normal or
  accepted behavior or
• B) The behavior is so pervasive or severe that
  the target(s) feels intimidated.

• Discrimination
• Federal, as well as state laws strictly, prohibit
  discrimination against workers based on any
  physical or mental ailment, Age, Color, and
  Religion.
• An Employee can file a case against the employer
  on the basis of discrimination at the workplace.

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• Retaliation
• when a worker speaks up against an employer that
  engages in unethical or illegal business
  practices, they should never have to worry about
  retaliation.
• California labor laws prohibit employers from
  terminating employees who make a complaint about
  harassment or discrimination.

• On a contract
• An employee on a contract cant be fired without
  a valid reason stated in the contract.

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How Can You Protect Your Rights?

• It is important that you document the
  circumstances that led to your termination,
  including things that were said, people that
  talked to you, and unfitting behavior by your
  employer or boss. Make copies of emails that
  contain key evidence.
• You can also request your personnel file and make
  sure no new documents were added to justify your
  termination. If you have lost a job due to
  wrongful termination, do not continue to suffer
  in silence. Contact a wrongful termination
  attorney Los Angeles from Rager Law Firm.

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1055 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017
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