Legal Question in Employment Law in California

My boss left my company approximately one month ago to pursue other opportunities leaving me with a tremendous amount of new work. Essentially, we were/are the only two people in the company handling the engineering consulting work which I am currently doing. It is likely that no one will be able to immediately step up to fill the void. At this point, I am tired of the work and looking to pursue other opportunities myself. Given that I am the only one in the company who does what I do and many sales people depend on me to execute projects, is there any legal recourse for anyone if I choose to leave? I have not signed anything stating that I will stay for XXX number of days or months once my boss leaves. If I do give my notice, I don't plan on leaving with any bad feelings - I just intend to tell the company that I no longer enjoy the work and am choosing to pursue other avenues. I am not currently on bad terms with anyone. Appreciate your input.


Asked on 9/01/10, 7:22 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Herb Fox Law Office of Herb Fox

Under these circumstances (and under most circumstances) you, as the employee, have no legal obligation to continue working. It is not clear what your concerns are, but if they are legal (i.e., liability for work undone etc.) you should have no problem.

That is not to say that your employer cannot sue, as anyone can sue anyone. The real question is whether a suit has legal merit, which this would probably not have.

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Answered on 9/06/10, 10:01 pm


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