Wrongful Termination

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that those who use marijuana for medical purposes are not protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Therefore, under California employment law, the disciplining or termination of employees engaging in...

There is more than one way to resolve a wrongful termination complaint filed by an employee. A court can decide the merits of the employee's case under California or federal employee law. It is illegal for employers to terminate an employee for certain reasons,...

While many employers can fire at-will employees for almost any reason, there are certain protections designed to prevent workers from being terminated for unfair reasons. Employers in California cannot fire employees for discriminatory reasons or in retaliation...

As this blog detailed in previous coverage, California employees have protections under the law from being fired from their jobs on grounds of unlawful discrimination. When employees are fired because of unlawful discrimination, they have been wrongfully terminated...

When a California employee experiences a wrongful termination, the employee's world can be turned upside down. Under California employment law, it is unlawful to fire an employee for a discriminatory reason. This unlawful discrimination includes age, race, religion,...

Many actors and actresses have a flair for the dramatic -- after all, that's why they're in show business. Nicollette Sheridan, however, may have taken it to a new level in her wrongful termination trial going on now in Los Angeles, California. Sheridan slapped her...