What Reasons For Termination Are Considered Illegal?

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What Reasons For Termination
Are Considered Illegal?
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Getting fired from your job
is one of the worst things to go through. It
happens out of nowhere and now you no longer have
a source of income. Sometimes you dont receive
any notice ahead of time either. Sometimes you
may be fired for a viable reason.
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You couldnt show up to work on time. Other times
its for an unfair reason. You may have a case
for wrongful termination and not even know it.
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For example
You were fired for being older You were replaced
by someone younger Not due to their skills or
any other characteristics, but simply their age
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Most employees in the state of California are at
an at-will employment. You can be fired for any
reason, so long as that reason isnt illegal. You
should know some illegal reasons you may be fired
over so that you can form a basis for suing your
employer.
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RETALIATION
It is illegal for an employer to fire an employee
for asserting their rights under the federal and
anti-discrimination laws. You are allowed to
bring a retaliation claim even if your original
claim is unsuccessful. For example, you get fired
for complaining that you were denied a raise
because you are pregnant (a protected
characteristic).
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Your employer can still lose in the retaliation
suit even if the court found that the reason for
you not receiving your raise was
nondiscriminatory. The fact that they fired you
because of it is a basis for the retaliation
claim.
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VIOLATIONS OF PUBLIC POLICY
An employer cannot fire you on the basis of
violating public policy.
Public policy means something that most people
would find morally and/or ethically wrong.
Since this is more on an opinion basis, it can be
tricky to determine. Public policy varies state
by state. Most states, however, agree on these
three reasons for termination that are illegal
and violate public policy.
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Reasons Being Fired Are
Because of complaints about illegal conduct done
by your employer For exercising a legal right
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DISCRIMINATION
Under the federal law
It is illegal to fire someone based on protected
characteristics.
Characteristics Include For Termination
Race
Sexual Orientation
Mental disability
Age
National origin
Political affiliation
Gender Identity
Religion
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