Common Signs You’ve Been Wrongfully Terminated

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COMMON SIGNS
YOUVE BEEN
WRONGFULLY TERMINATED
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Being Fired in
Los Angeles
Throughout California
Getting up and going to work each morning is a
blessing that millions of people enjoy. That
blessing can be cut short without notice quite
quickly. More and more employees are being fired
in Los Angeles and throughout California for
various reasons. Some of those reasons are
legitimate, while others can be viewed as
wrongful.
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If youve recently lost your job you might want
to consider looking into whether or not you were
wrongfully terminated. Los Angeles wrongful
termination attorney at Rager Law Firm would like
to share the common signs youve been wrongfully
terminated in this post.
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IMPLIED OR WRITTEN
PROMISES VIOLATED
One of the most glaring signs out there that
youve been wrongfully terminated is that implied
or written promises were violated by your
employer. When you accept to perform work for a
set amount of pay, it is considered a contract.
It doesnt matter if the contract is written or
unwritten. Theres usually no stipulation for the
length of the contract, although if one is
present and you are fired before that timeframe
ends, you could have a wrongful termination case.
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PUBLIC POLICY
WAS VIOLATED
When an employer fires an employee it cannot be
done in violation of any public policy that
protects employees or other work statuses. For
example, employees cannot be fired for getting
pregnant, for having a baby, for caring for a
sick loved one (outlined in the Family Medical
Leave Act FMLA), for voting, for serving on a
jury or for serving in the armed forces
(including National Guard).
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RETALIATION
Retaliation is another big warning sign that you
were wrongfully terminated. This most often
happens when you blow the whistle on a co-worker
or your employer for illegal or unethical
activities. Whistleblowers are protected under
federal laws from retaliation but it doesnt mean
that the employer will still not fire you for
speaking up about something illegal.
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DEFAMATION
OCCURRED
If you are fired from your job and a reason is
given, you will need to show some other form of
illegal activity to prove wrongful termination.
If the firing occurred while your employer was
slandering you or making false claims about you,
then you likely have a case for wrongful
termination. When an employer makes false
statements about an employee they fired it can
hurt the persons chances of finding new
employment.
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BREACH OF FAIR
DEALING AND GOOD FAITH
There are some unfair employment practices that
employees are not allowed to fire employees
using. Two of those are fair dealing and good
faith. If there has been a breach of either of
these, you could have a case for wrongful
termination. For example, if your employer fails
to pay you for sales commission you earned, this
is a breach of fair dealing.
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If any of the signs mentioned in this
presentation are visible in your career
Contact a Los Angeles wrongful termination
attorney
Call the office of Rager Law at 310-527-6994 to
schedule a free consultation today.