Wrongful Termination and How A Team of Employment Attorneys Can Assist

Being fired from your job can have a devastating effect on both you and your family. If you are the main bread winner then it can leave you in dire financial straits, and it can also lead to severe worry and stress. It can also affect your confidence, cause lack of sleep, and generally send you plummeting towards despair. If you feel that you have been unfairly dismissed from your job, then it is in your best interests to contact an employment attorney Los Angeles who can lend a sympathetic ear and indeed ascertain whether or not you have a case to answer.

The term 'wrongful termination' is generally used when a person has been fired which should never have happened. You've probably heard the terms wrongful discharge and wrongful dismissal which basically mean pretty much the same thing. However, these can be very misleading terms. Just because an employee thinks that 'wrongful' amounts to 'illegal' this often isn't the case, and an employer may not have broken any laws.

So how can you know if you have a wrongful termination case to answer?

To be perfectly frank, the laws regarding termination are terribly confusing and it can be a real headache trying to find your way through countless federal and state laws which may even seem to contradict one another. This is why it pays to contact an employment attorney who specializes in this area. He can listen to the facts and help to determine whether you have a case or not.

At Will

If you live in California you may or may not know that employment is termed as being 'at will'. In essence this gives the employer the right to terminate a person's employment for no reason or any reason. You may be surprised to learn this but it gives the employer the chance to fire a worker who is under performing or allows him to cut back on staff in times of economic hardship. This doesn't apply in all circumstances and certainly doesn't give an employer carte blanche to terminate a person's employment if it violates actual employment laws or discriminates.

Breaking a contract

If an employee is in possession of a contract with his employer then in most cases he can't be fired without just cause. A contract can be written or implied.

Discrimination

An employer cannot, for instance, fire an employer because of their race, sex, age, gender or origin nor can they discriminate against an employee who has 'whistle blown' on an illegal company activity. In addition they cannot fire an employee who has engaged in other protected policies, such as filing a worker's compensation claim.

If you have lost your job for any of the above reasons, then it is more than likely that you can sue and this is where contacting a team of employment lawyers is crucial to your case.

Apart from the above examples, an employer can terminate your employment for something as simple as just not liking you!

Contacting an employment attorney needn't cost you anything

If you have been terminated from your employment, then it goes without saying that finances are few and far between, but don't let this put you off from contacting an employment lawyer. Any attorney worth his salt will offer a free no obligation meeting where you can discuss what has happened and he can ascertain whether or not you have a 'wrongful termination lawsuit. If you have, and you want him to represent you, then again no money need change hands. He will operate on a no contingency basis which means that he only gets his fee if he wins the case, and then the payment will usually come out of the settlement figure, or in some cases may be paid by the defendant.

So if you're sitting at home feeling angry and hard done by, then make that phone call now. You have everything to gain by contacting a team of employment attorneys and absolutely nothing to lose.