Legal Question in Employment Law in California

Re: Employee rights in California (re: termination)

You didn't state it, but if you relocated a substantial distance in reliance on your wife's job, there may be other legal issues afoot.

Re: Employee rights in California (re: termination)

In California, you are tipically an employee at will and you can be let go for good reason, bad reason or no reason, as long as not considered based on discrimination issues (race, gender, etc), violation of public policy reason, whistle blowing, etc., ie, an unlawful reason. No warning, write up, etc., needed unless contract.

Re: Employee rights in California (re: termination)

Unless your wife had an employment contract that guaranteed employment for a specified period of time, her employment was terminable at the will of either she or the employer. This means no reason is needed to terminate the employment relationship. It is particularly easier for an employer to justify termination without cause when the employee has only been there a short time, during the so called "probationary period". Unless your wife has evidence that the real reason she was let go was an unlawful one, she probably has no basis for a wrongful termination claim.