Legal Question in Employment Law in California

Re: Payment on 2 weeks notice

If you are an at-will employee an employer can terminate you without cause and without notice. If you aren't being paid and aren't being allowed to work your last two weeks, it seems that you have been fired. Most employers recognize that if they fire employees after they give notice, in the future no one will give notice. If your employee handbook asks for notice that may be an implied promise to pay you the two weeks, regardless of whether or not you work. You may want to file a claim with the Labor Commissioner.