EMPLOYEE LAWYER IN BAKERSFIELD

Were you fired for complaining about sub-standard work your employer wanted you to do that posed health and safety risks? That violates a building code? That is what wrongful termination is about. We're here to help good people fired by bad employers who do not want to follow the law.

Let us be your wrongful termination lawyer if you complained to your employer about something suspicious, illegal, or you told them you would not do something illegal. We are the pros at proving illegal schemes employers want done in back alleys, behind the scenes. However, witnesses and documents about the fraud do help. It is also important that employees complain about the illegal practices, and ultimately object to engaging in that kind of conduct.

Sometimes a skilled labor lawyer has to take to the street and alleys of Bakersfield to get something done. When the below picture was taken on a walk back to the old Truxtun office after lunch. It was in the middle of deposing four witnesses in a case in which our client, a psychiatric technician, was fired. The client questioned the staffing ratio (which was illegal under the California Code of Regulations) and complained about a non-locked door after a patient attacked him. We cannot exactly say what we found in this particular alley, but it sure helped the case!

Employees who are fired after complaining their employer defrauded, or plans to, defraud a customer should consult with our lawyers about wrongful termination. However, complaints about a poor work standard that does not involve safety issues, or ugly work that is not intended to defraud might not count as a whistleblower complaint. It best to call (661) 412-9600 in order to find out if your particular complaint is sufficient to create wrongful termination.

Here is another example of how wrongful termination works. If you are fired for overloading an engine with oil that is not wrongful termination. Wrongful termination is a specific tort that involves employees who complained of something illegal, or are being fired due to protected characteristics such as a disability, pregnancy, or age. If you are in the neighborhood, or even in Taft, we are here to help. Employees who need to sue their employers for wages or wrongful termination.

The Employment Lawyers Group has helped more Kern County employees than another other civil law firm. Although not a guarantee nor prediction of the outcome on your case, our Kern County recoveries far those of other law firms.

CALL (661) 412-9600 TO START YOUR CASE AGAINST YOUR EMPLOYER

We are your health care whistleblower, employee lawyers of Bakersfield

SHOULD YOU QUIT YOUR JOB?

A decision whether you should quit your job cannot me made through online legal advice. An experienced employment lawyer needs to hear about your particular situation. If you are being forced to violate the law you may have grounds for quitting. However, there is often a disconnect between non-lawyers and employment attorneys concerning whether something is illegal.

Examples of situations that may enable an employee to quit and sue include:

         
1. Complaints about sexual harassment followed by statements I cannot work here anymore if this continues
2. Employers forcing employees to violate a statute (a law made by congress or local governments)
3. Refusals to reinstate employees from protected FMLA, disability, pregnancy leaves       

Call (661) 412-9600 if you quit or need to quit your job due to intolerable working conditions that you suspect are illegal.