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Wrongful dismissal. In law, wrongful dismissal, also called wrongful termination or wrongful discharge, is a situation in which an employee's contract of employment has been terminated by the employer, where the termination breaches one or more terms of the contract of employment, or a statute provision or rule in employment law. Laws governing ...
Constructive dismissal. In employment law, constructive dismissal, also called disguised dismissal, [1] constructive discharge or constructive termination, occurs when an employee resigns due to the employer creating a hostile work environment. This often serves as a tactic to avoid payment of statutory severance pay and benefits.
California law and the FEHA also allow for the imposition of punitive damages [9] [10] when a corporate defendant's officers, directors or managing agents engage in harassment, discrimination, or retaliation, or when such persons approve or consciously disregard prohibited conduct by lower-level employees in violation of the rights or safety of the plaintiff or others.
Kevin Assemi sued his father and uncles for alleged fraud, breach of contract, and wrongful termination. He is seeking general, special and punitive financial damages to be proven at trial. Kevin ...
[34] Dawn Knepper, an employment attorney, told The Washington Post that because the Equal Pay Act is relatively recent legislation, the DFEH's case against Activision Blizzard could set a major precedent for California's employment laws. [34] The DFEH's complaint was expanded on August 24, 2021, to include temporary and contract workers in ...
A 72-year-old California woman has sued Home Depot for age discrimination and wrongful termination after the retail giant fired her for failing to stop $5,000 in fraudulent transactions.
Two former employees of Foundation Health Psychcare Services, Inc. (now part of Health Net), Marybeth Armendariz and Dolores Olague-Rodgers, filed complaints for wrongful termination against their former employer, contending in part that the presence of certain unconscionable provisions in their employment arbitration agreement should render ...
A Riverside County school district has agreed to pay $360,000 to settle a lawsuit from a former teacher who was fired last year after refusing to adhere to policies regarding transgender or gender ...