Fired For Whistleblowing? Guidance For Employees To Sue Their California Employer

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Fired For Whistleblowing? Guidance For Employees
To Sue Their California Employer
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Here at Rager Law Offices, a Los Angeles
whistleblower attorney is often asked about
employees legal options for filing a
whistleblower retaliation complaint and lawsuit
in California. What many workers in California
do not realize is that there are several options
for taking legal action against an employer who
retaliates against you for reporting a violation
of law or safety regulations in the workplace.
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What are your legal options if you are a
whistleblower who has been fired by his or her
employer in California? The idea of filing a
whistleblower retaliation lawsuit in California
Superior Court has probably crossed your mind,
but did you know that, in certain situations, you
may be required to file an administrative
complaint with a state agency before filing a
lawsuit? Your course of action to sue your
employer for firing or in any other way
retaliating against you for whistleblowing
depends on the nature of your complaint.
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Labor Code 1102.5
Lc Filing A Complaint
And Then Suing
If you are dealing with the general whistleblower
protection, also known as Labor Code 1102.5 LC,
which prevents California employers from
retaliating against employees for reporting a
violation of or noncompliance with a law or
regulation to a government or law enforcement
agency. Before suing your employer for violating
the whistleblower protections of Labor Code
1102.5 LC, you are legally required to notify the
California Labor and Workplace Development Agency
using an online form. Also, you must notify your
employer of your intentions to file a lawsuit via
certified mail.
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After providing the Labor and Workplace
Development Agency with the notice, the
California state agency may choose to take up
your case and investigate your complaint. You
have a right to file a whistleblower retaliation
lawsuit against your employer if the agency does
not respond and does not take up your complaint
about investigation within 65 days of the filing
date.
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Labor Code 98.6 Or 6310 Skip The Complaint, Go
Straight To Suing
On the other hand, if your California employer
violated the whistleblower protections of Labor
Code 98.6 or 6310 (retaliation against an
employee for complaining about labor or
occupational health/safety law violations), then
you are not required to file a complaint with a
state agency prior to suing your employer. In
this is the case, you have a right to bypass the
California Labor Commissioner, and go straight to
filing a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit.
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California Statute Of Limitations For Filing A
Whistleblower Retaliation Lawsuit
If you are a state government employee who has
become a victim of whistleblower retaliation, the
process of suing your employer is a bit
different. Before filing a whistleblower
retaliation lawsuit against the state government
you are working for, you are legally required to
file a complaint with the California State
Personnel Board.
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• Regardless of whether you are suing a private or
  governmental employer, there are certain statutes
  of limitations you must be aware of. Under
  California law, there is a deadline for filing a
  complaint or lawsuit over whistleblower
  retaliation. Get a free consultation to speak
  about your particular situation. Let their Los
  Angeles whistleblower attorney at Rager Law
  Offices help you. Call at 310-527-6994 today.

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Contact Rager Law Firm
1055 West 7th Street Los Angeles, CA 90017
310-527-6994
https//www.ragerlawoffices.com/contact/