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Trial-Ready Advocates for Those Who’ve Been Wrongfully Terminated
Most employers in California have many legal reasons for terminating an employee. Yet, countless employers choose to fire employees (and even some contractors) for reasons that are not legal. When a firing is prompted by discrimination or retaliation, or when the firing breaches a contract, these are grounds to pursue a wrongful termination case against the employer.
If you believe you were terminated unjustly or illegally, our experienced California employment law attorneys will evaluate your case and explain your options. Call ARCH Legal PC at (866) 331-1338 or contact us by email to discuss how we can help you respond to a termination that should not have happened, and which has surely caused you harm.
What Wrongful Termination Looks Like
Generally speaking, employers in California can fire their employees and contractors at any time. However, they cannot terminate employees for any reason. Several specific instances qualify as wrongful termination, including:
Discriminatory Termination
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits discrimination in employment based on:
- Age
- Disability
- Physical characteristics
- Gender
- Health status (including pregnancy)
- Marital status
- Race
- Ethnicity
- Religion
- Sexual orientation
- National origin
If you suspect or know that you were terminated based on these or other protected characteristics, tell our team about it. We may uncover witness statements, communications, or other proof that you were, in fact, fired for discriminatory reasons.
Retaliation
Employers cannot end a worker’s employment in response to that employee doing any of the following:
- Filing a workers’ compensation claim
- Accessing benefits, including maternity or paternity leave or paid time off
- Being a whistleblower
- Reporting harassment
- Reporting dangerous workplace conditions
- Participating in any investigation into the employer
- Taking any other actions they are legally permitted to take
Some employers might even fire an employee preemptively because they anticipate a potential complaint in the future. If you suspect that your employer’s decision to fire you was motivated by retaliation, you may be the victim of an illegal termination.
Violation of Your Employment Contract
Employers often take advantage of California’s at-will employment doctrine, which states that either the employer or employee can end a working relationship at any time “with no penalty being assessed to either.”
There are exceptions to this doctrine. If an employer terminated you without giving you sufficient notice, or for other wrongful reasons per the details of your contract, consider reaching out to the team at ARCH Legal PC.
Violation of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act
California’s WARN Act requires employers to give employees 60 days’ notice before:
- Mass layoffs
- Relocation
- Termination
This act only applies to certain employers, and we will determine whether your employer violated the WARN Act in firing you.
Fired Unfairly? ARCH Legal PC Is the Knowledgeable Leader in Employment Law. Let Us Help.
California’s Labor and Government Codes contain many explicit prohibitions against wrongful termination. Federal statutes, including the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), stand between you and wrongful termination.
When you find yourself without a job because of an employer’s illegal action, the law alone will not right the wrong. You need a lawyer who will put the law into action, and you should put your case in the hands of the team at ARCH Legal PC.
Protecting Workers Is ARCH Legal PC’s Mission
When you research ARCH Legal PC, everything you will encounter relates to employment law. This is no accident.
Workers in California are too often mistreated. When they’re harassed, terminated wrongfully, or wronged in other ways, they deserve an advocate who:
- Understands exactly what employers can and cannot do to employees
- Has an intricate understanding of state and federal employment law
- Possesses the resources, willpower, and legal capacity to hold liable parties accountable for the wrongful termination
Our California employment law attorneys are all about results. Let us help you today.
We Make Every Wrongful Termination Case Trial-Ready
We don’t expect your former employer to see matters our way, at least not at first. There will almost certainly be differences of opinion. To resolve these differences, we often need to take cases to trial and allow a judge or jury to settle the matter.
Our attorneys are trial lawyers, which means we will make your case trial-ready. If the liable parties won’t settle for the sum you deserve, we will be prepared for court.
Our Firm Is Widely Respected, and We’ve Recovered More Than $300 Million for Our Clients
ARCH Legal PC has recovered more than $300 million for our clients. We have won many challenging cases through a variety of strategies and pathways, including cases that involved heavyweight opponents.
Our firm is respected not just for the results we’ve achieved but also for the consistent, professional manner in which we relate to our clients. We are a law firm you can trust and rely on following a wrongful firing.
Potential Damages in Your Wrongful Termination Case
Wrongful terminations cause harm, and we may determine that you deserve compensation for:
- Back pay
- Lost benefits
- Lost professional prospects
- Reputational harm
- Future pay
You may be entitled to additional damages. We will construct our financial demands to reflect the unique harm the wrongful termination has done to you.
Call ARCH Legal PC Today to Discuss Your Wrongful Firing
The employment law attorneys at ARCH Legal PC think outside the box when seeking justice for our clients. Each client’s circumstances are unique, and we want to hear about yours—and then fight for the just result you deserve.
Call ARCH Legal PC today at (866) 331-1338 or send an email inquiry to schedule a consultation with an experienced employment law attorney.
