Legal Question in Employment Law in California

Can my primary job threaten to fire me if I don't quit my second job? (They are claiming conflict of interest and asking for immediate leave of my 2nd job)


Asked on 11/13/10, 8:05 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

They sure can. Unless you have a union contract, are civil service, or have a personal contract of employment (which if you aren't "O" level management is highly unlikely), you are an "at will" employee who can be fired for any reason or no reason at all, as long as it does not involve racial, gender or other prohibited discrimination.

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Answered on 11/18/10, 9:29 am
Terry A. Nelson Nelson & Lawless

Yes. In general, unless an employee is civil service, in a union, or has a written employment contract, they are an 'at will' employee that can be disciplined or fired any time for any reason, with or without �cause�, explanation or notice, other than for illegal discrimination, harassment or retaliation under the ADA disability, Civil Rights [age, race, sex, ethnic, religion, pregnancy, etc], Whistle-blower, or similar statutes. The employee's goal should be to keep the employer happy. You're not doing so.

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Answered on 11/18/10, 11:21 am


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