Legal Question in Employment Law in California

You can be suspended or fired for any reason that is not a pretext for illegal discrimination. You can be fired for not smiling or smiling too much. You can be fired for not tying your shoes. You can be fired because the boss feels like it - no reason at all.

If you are in a union, a grievance is your only remedy. Otherwise, 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 terminated any time for any reason, with or without �cause�, explanation or notice. The 'race' issue would only be relevant if you can prove through credible and admissible evidence that the loan issue was a pretext, and that you were really fired "because of" your race. If you have any such proof, feel free to contact me to discuss.