Legal Question in Employment Law in California
"hi my name is yadira i am 24 years old i have a question i have been working for a year and 1 month. this morning i got to work and i was told here is your check and this is your last check they fired me for no reason. is there anything i could do because i dont think this is right....
2 Answers from Attorneys
As long as they do not fire you for an illegal reason, such as racial discrimination, or protected union or "whistle-blower" activities, an employer can fire you for any reason or no reason at all. They only have to have "just cause" to fire you, if they don't want you to collect unemployment.
There are no laws 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 and make the company money. That�s how they pay your wages. Now if the firing was illegal under those definitions, feel free to contact me for the legal help you�ll need..