Did Your Boss Break the Law When They Fired You?
Truth be told most of us have been fired at some point in our lives and while to never feel good it isn’t necessarily criminal. So what makes a firing unlawful? When do you have legal recourse for being let go? If you have been let go this is the question you need to answer if you are ever going to collect. In fact, some cases of wrongful termination the error can be as simple not following their own company policy with the manner in which you were terminated. Of course there are the bigger reasons as well including discrimination, retaliation and harassment, but it isn’t always easy to decipher. Possible the most overlooked issue is that if you were truly fired illegally there may be other issue you didn’t even know about. We have found in out years of practicing CA employment law, that most people, who break the law, break more than one.
Too often we keep our heads down and don’t voice our concerns about an issue until something drastic happens. We down play the problem and keep plugging along. It can take the shock of being fired to make us take a deeper look at the rest of our time with the employer. It might be a little missed overtime here or no mileage pay there, but these are things that are closely regulated by law and they can add up quicker than you might think. This is where the experienced team at United Employees Law Group comes in. We have built a winning combination of research and knowledge to build cases that win and get the best payouts by attacking the problem from multiple angles.
“I didn’t know” was never an acceptable excuse when you were working, why should it work for your employer? The laws they break when it comes to your employment and pay will cost them and we help employees collect everyday. Get the back pay, penalties and interest you are entitled to under the California Labor Code. We know the law and we know how to use it FOR YOU!
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