Legal Question in Employment Law in California

I am sorry to hear your son and his friend got fired but you do not state any reason that would suggest their terminations were unlawful. Almost all employment is terminable at the will of the employer, unless restricted by contract or done so for an unlawful reason.

If you are suggesting it was inappropriate to fire them by text, I would agree it is a poor means of communicating such an important message but there is no law that says terminations must be done in person or in more professional manner. The employer may have lacked class by doing it this way but it is not illegal.

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. The employee's goal should be to keep the employer happy and make the company money. That�s how they pay your wages.