Legal Question in Employment Law in California
nonprofit merger
I have worked for a non-profit for 6
years and implemented my
treatment program (I wrote it and
have used it before working for this
company) into their company. Now
there is a merger in the process.
They plan on keeping the same
name of the company, they are
issuing 90 day contracts, then
deciding who to keep and at what
pay. What should we do if they offer
us less pay, if we refuse are we out
of luck with unemployment benefits?
and more importantly can they
legally keep my program, or can I
copyright it?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: nonprofit merger
Merger or not, employers have the right to change the terms and conditions of employment, upon notice. If they want to change plans and policies, they can do so.
It sounds as though you all will be treated as new employees, going through an evaluation period. If you are offered permanent employment and reject it, you run the risk of being denied unemployment benefits because EDD will probably say it is better to have a lower paying job than no job at all.
If the pay has been reduced to such a substantial degree and, perhaps, your job duties are substantially lower than what your were doing, you may be able to convince EDD you quit for good cause. But it might be better to continue working and look for a better job on your off time.
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