You Have a Right to Refuse to Do Dangerous Work

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You Have a Right to Refuse to Do Dangerous Work

• If You Get Fired For This, File a Wrongful
  Termination Lawsuit

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• These days, there are so many different types of
  jobs in California and all across the United
  States that it is practically impossible to find
  two individuals with identical job duties.Each
  job has its own physical requirements. While some
  workers are expected to sit at a computer for 8
  hours straight, others are required to stand for
  hours. There are also the jobs that require
  workers to lift heavy objects, drive automobiles,
  operate with dangerous machinery and/or work at
  heights.

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• As you can see, some jobs are more hazardous than
  others, which is why it is vital that you, as a
  worker, always make sure that your job is not
  unreasonably dangerous to put you at risk of
  bodily injury or death.Luckily, California
  offers quite a few protections to employees to
  ensure their safety in the workplace, says their
  Los Angeles wrongful termination attorney at The
  Kaufman Law Firm. You need to know your rights,
  one of which is that you have a right to refuse
  to do dangerous work.

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When employers cannot fire for refusal to do the
dangerous work

• In Los Angeles and all across California,
  employers are legally required to provide their
  workers with a safe work environment and have
  certain safety equipment in place to ensure their
  workers safety. In some cases, employers fail to
  ensure a safe work environment, while in other
  cases, employers do not have the required safety
  equipment in place.

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• Either way, workers have a right to refuse to
  perform certain activities at work as long as
  these activities are unreasonably dangerous.
  Unless the employer can prove that the workplace
  conditions or work duties are safe, he or she is
  prohibited from firing a worker for refusing to
  do the dangerous work.

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• Experienced wrongful termination attorney in Los
  Angeles explains that if you have a reasonable
  belief that doing your job may result in imminent
  danger to your health or life, and your employer
  does nothing to correct the safety concerns to
  make the working conditions safer, you have a
  right to refuse to do the work.

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• Do take notice of how they used the words
  imminent danger there. Thats because in order
  to exercise your right to refuse to do dangerous
  work, the danger must be urgent and there must
  not be enough time to report the dangerous
  conditions to the appropriate agencies. Also,
  there cannot be any reasonable alternative to
  complete the work without exposing yourself to
  safety risks.

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When you can and cannot refuse to do hazardous
work

• If your case meets the above-mentioned criteria,
  and you notify your employer of your refusal to
  do the dangerous work, your employer will be
  prohibited from retaliating against you or taking
  any adverse employment action against you. This
  includes wrongful termination.If you get fired
  for your refusal to do the dangerous work, you
  may be entitled to pursue a wrongful termination
  claim against your employer.

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