WERE YOU TERMINATED FROM YOUR NORCAL JOB AFTER YOU COMPLAINED ABOUT HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION AT WORK? THIS IS ILLEGAL RETAILATION. GET HELP BY CONTACTING EMPLOYMENT ATTORNEYS NOW.
California is what is known as an “at-will” employment state. This means that you can be fired for any reason at any time. However, your boss is not allowed to fire you in retaliation. Retaliation is not only wrong, but it is illegal. Prohibited retaliation occurs when an individual is fired, demoted, harassed, or otherwise punished for filing a charge of discrimination, for complaining to their employer or law enforcement agency about employment discrimination, or because they participated in an employment discrimination proceeding.
In addition to retaliation, you cannot be fired for blowing the whistle. “Blowing the whistle” occurs when an employee reports the illegal acts of his or her boss to a government or law enforcement agency. In order for an employee to be covered by whistle blowing statutes, he or she must have reported the illegal behavior to someone outside of the company. If the worker is later terminated for reporting a violation of the law, he or she may be able to sue.
Just recently, a California vineyard was sued by the Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for retaliation in relation to sexual harassment that had been occurring at work. The EEOC brought the lawsuit on behalf of a young female teenager who was subjected to sexual harassment at work. after she and a group of other employees complained about the harassment, they were all fired. If this scenario is similar to something you experienced, get help immediately. Contact the skilled attorneys at Greenberg & Rudman LLP. You can reach us at 1-800-ALAWPRO or 1-800-252-9776 for a free consultation. You can also visit us at www.discriminationattorney.com to learn more.
