Comments on: California Wrongful Termination Law

By: cheetoz49er

cheetoz49er — Mon, 23 May 2011 17:10:35 +0000

I interviewed for a job a few months ago. 3 weeks ago on april 29th they schedule me for a second interview and offer me the job. I fill up all of the application including background check. I stated to the employer that I do have a record from 2002 but the form said they go back only for 7 years so he said don't worry about it. I gave my former employer a 2 weeks notice and started the new job on May 16th. On Friday morning of May 20th I was told by the boss that they have to let me go because of the background check. Is this a legal practice to hire someone before finishing the background check? Instead of doing a 7 year background check they did a ten year check. that is not what it says in the application. He is saying that their warehouse is bonded and they do check every year and I can't work for them if I have a felony. I wish I was told about this before I quit my other job.

By: ralph m,

ralph m, — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:26:23 +0000

20 years with same company. On taking my return to work drug test, 6/17/10 I tested positive for THC. However I was put to work on 6/20 and the test results did not come back until 6/23. My employer told me I had a chioce do nothing or participate in a couseling program which cost me 1200.00 dollars. Iwas asked by company to keep them updated on my status and upon recieving my completion letter, sent them a copy and was expecting to retun to work. After a few weeks of visits and phone calls I have not been back to work. When I was offered this option it was with the understsnding Iwould be reinstated. I completed
the program on August 7, 2010. Also, I recieved a termination letter stating as of 6/29/10, which seemed odd. I called to ask about this letter and was told (WE HAD TO DO THAT). This to seemed an odd comment. Anyway I have talked to two seperate supervisers, each stating that he has not heard from the other. Am I sol or do Ihave any recouse action.

By: Chris H.

Chris H. — Fri, 28 May 2010 20:45:19 +0000

I had just stared working for Home Depot.I was terminated due to a safety violation. I was following the practice that was the standard for the store. Another Home depot employee that did not work in the store noticed this practice, complained and myself along with a 11 year veteran were terminated for this incident.I wrote a statement prior to my termination for thr district Loss Prevention officer staing that this was the normal practice that was used in the store. I believe that I was terminated due to this statement so the management could cover themselves. I have other employees willing to write statements that that practica that I was adhering to was the norm and had been in practice long before I was hired. Is this wrongful termination?

By: G. Morrow

G. Morrow — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:51:19 +0000

I worked for a company from Dec 1997 to July 2009. I took a vacation from July 10 to 22, 2009, and trained someone the company hired from craigslist to replace me while I was gone. On July 21, I noticed someone accessed my work e-mail and forwarded an e-mail to the owner. I therefore looked on craigslist to see if he had placed another ad. He had. On July 22 he e-mailed to tell me that due to work slow down I was being laid off. When I went in July 23 to get my checks, there was a man named Leo that had been hired to replace me. I was the highest paid person in the company, and I'm sure Leo is being paid less than I was. It took me 11 years to get to the pay rate I had. Is this wrongful termination?