Legal Question in Employment Law in California
i work for a foetune 500 company and our office in the past year brought in a husband and wife office manager team. In the last 2 months they brought in a friend of theres from the company that they used to work for. I have worked for this company for 10 years and have been a top earner for the company. This month i had between 50% and 200% higher sales figures than any other employee but i was let go due to not being a friend of the wife of the new managment team. Do i have any recourse.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Not based on the facts you describe. If there was discrimination based on race, age, or other "protected class," then you might have recourse, but you don't mention any facts giving rise to such a claim.
No. Ask for a good reference letter if you persuade them to give one. There are no rules against 'unfair treatment' or poor management. 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.
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