Wrongful Termination
Pursue Justice for Your Unjust Firing
Protect Your Quality of Life & Reputation From Your Employer’s Illegal Actions
If you’ve lost your job for reasons unrelated to your performance or been threatened with termination as a form of retaliation, that’s not just unfair – it’s illegal!
California regulations state that terminating an employee based on ‘unlawful motivations’ like discrimination or retaliation violates the law.
When an employer wrongfully terminates you, you deserve a knowledgeable and dedicated legal partner who will pursue justice and compensation on your behalf. Baker Law Group, LLP, is that partner.
We are a boutique firm with attorneys who are passionate about protecting workplace rights and personally committed to our clients’ needs. Recover what you’re owed and hold employers accountable with Baker Law Group, LLP, by your side.
Types of Wrongful Termination
- Race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, religion, or nationality
- Refusing to work in unsafe working conditions
- Opposition to an unlawful activity
- Requesting an accommodation for a disability
- Taking pregnancy leave
- Taking time to vote
- Marital or family status
- Refusing to sign an unlawful non-compete clause
- Taking family or medical leave
- Reporting unlawful activities to a government agency
Constructive wrongful termination is another type of wrongful termination. It occurs when an employee is not fired but quits because the working conditions have become so awful that they feel they have no other option.
Employees are expected to exhaust all reporting mechanisms to resolve their employment issues before quitting, but if nothing changes, an employee may quit and seek compensation for their lost wages.
How To Get Started
When can an employee be terminated?
What is constructive wrongful termination?
Constructive wrongful termination occurs when an employee is not fired but quits because the working conditions have become so awful that they have been left no other option.
California courts have held that if conditions are so extreme that a reasonable person could not consider continuing to remain in their employment any longer, then a person may quit and seek damages for their lost wages as a result of the constructive termination.
That said, employees are expected to exhaust all reporting mechanisms to resolve their employment issues before quitting. Failure to try and remedy the situation before quitting often prevents an employee from making a constructive termination claim. If an employee has exhausted all reporting mechanisms and nothing changes, an employee may quit and seek compensation for their lost wages.