Legal Question in Employment Law in California
I got fired a couple of weeks ago from a large corporation. I believe it was retaliatory and feel that I can support that claim. Unfortunately I am now unemployed. My job paid $67K per year and I do not have money to hire an attorney. Is it likely that I can find an attorney to represent me on a contingency basis?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Hello.
I am an employment attorney in San Francisco. Feel free to contact me by e-mail at [email protected] so we can discuss both the merits of your case and the evidence supporting your potential claims as well as the possibility representation.
Thanks,
Arkady Itkin
It depends on what you were retaliated against for doing. Unless it is retaliation for protected conduct, such as filing a wage and hour claim, union organizing, "whistle-blowing" or other specifically protected conduct, you don't have a case. Retaliation for workplace personal conflicts or internal company politics is not illegal and they are free to fire you for anything not involving protected conduct. If you were actually retaliated against for protected conduct, though, it should be very easy to find a lawyer to take the case on contingency - so shop around and find a good one.