Legal Question in Employment Law in California
what to do if a co. terminates employment. (co. violating many laws)
I was recently placed on admin.leave. now i'm being told i'm fired. the company has violated many laws ie: labor laws, repeadly falsified documents and I know of quite a few unlawful business dealings the owner has done in the past in present. Therefore I feel my termination was due to the fact that I wasn't comfortable with this type of business dealings. I have also been out due to medical issues triggered by this stressful situation. I have tried to contact different agencies to submit a complaint. Please let me know what the best type of action I can take to stop this company and owner from violating state and govt. laws in the future.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: what to do if a co. terminates employment. (co. violating many laws)
If the termination was in retaliation for your complaints (you haven't written what the company claimed it's reason was) then the termination is wrongful -- in violation of public policy; and they are liable for the wrongful termination. . . you can do nothing to prevent them from doing this to someone else in the future. . . you might, however, be able to get compensated for what they did to you. . . feel free to email with more details if you are in the Bay Area. Good luck.
Re: what to do if a co. terminates employment. (co. violating many laws)
IF you can show the termination was a retaliation for you complaining about illegal conduct, you may have a claim of public policy violation and wrongful termination. If you simply 'knew about stuff' but didn't complain about it, or report it to govt agencies, there isn't retaliation to base a suit on. If you did report it, then contact me to discuss your options.
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