{"id":4479,"date":"2024-06-06T21:48:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T21:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/?p=4479"},"modified":"2024-06-06T21:48:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T21:48:23","slug":"layoffs-vs-wrongful-termination-how-to-spot-the-difference-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/layoffs-vs-wrongful-termination-how-to-spot-the-difference-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Layoffs vs. Wrongful Termination: How to Spot the Difference in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California saw 147,000 people get laid off or discharged from their jobs in March. This was 10,000 fewer layoffs or discharges than happened in February, which is good news, but it&#8217;s not perfect. In the past year, there have been an average of 157,000 discharges or layoffs each month. The question arises: how many of these discharges were wrongful terminations?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you look at the 2023 reports with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), there were 11,947 wrongful termination complaints filed in 2023. It accounted for 6.2% of the state\u2019s employment discharges that year. The charges included:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retaliation (2,549)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sex (1,778)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disability (1,716)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Race (1,651)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Age discrimination (971)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Origin (655)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Religion (428)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Color (351)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equal Pay Act (65)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Genetic Information (33)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the worst feelings in the world is when you get an email, call, or face-to-face announcement that you are being let go. You go from having a solid income to having to make ends meet on a meager unemployment income. Worse, you\u2019re unsure that this was a wrongful termination. How can you tell the difference between a layoff and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/practice_areas\/wrongful-termination\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> wrongful termination<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding What a Layoff Is<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Merriam-Webster defines a layoff as \u201cthe act of ceasing to employ an employee or workforce.\u201d Layoffs are usually based on company financials, downsizing, restructuring, or lack of enough work, such as seasonally. Because layoffs can be tied to seasonal slowdowns, they may be temporary. When things pick back up, employees are called back, if they still want their job back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a company lays off employees, severance packages are common. Employees often gain additional benefits like help finding a new job and helping signing up for unemployment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In California, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to give notice to employees, local representatives, and the state before mass layoffs or a plant closure. The goal is to give workers and the community time to make plans to protect against the loss of income, tax revenues, and local sales tied to the workers who come and go from that town or city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California\u2019s WARN Act requires a business with 75 or more covered employees to get 60 days advance notice before a closure, layoffs, or relocation. If the 60-day notice isn\u2019t given, penalties of up to $500 per day are possible. Employees may also be paid back pay and have any medical expenses reimbursed if they would have been covered by the company\u2019s insurance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding What Wrongful Termination Is<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Layoffs are legal as long as the WARN Act is followed. Sometimes, workers are dismissed for valid reasons, such as clocking in and then sneaking back out to a car to take a nap. There are also wrongful terminations where an employee is discriminated against, subject to workplace retaliation, or contract terms are violated. A wrongful termination may be set up to look legal, but it\u2019s actually a violation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suppose a company claims to need to lay off 10% of its workforce. It lays off all of the most senior staff members, who also happen to be the oldest workers in the plant and the most expensive age group when it comes to health insurance policies. No one under the age of 55 is laid off. It could easily be age discrimination being masked as a layoff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California is an at-will state. This means that employers have the right to terminate positions as long as those reasons are legal. If the reason for the layoff is a protected class, it becomes a wrongful termination. Common reasons for wrongful termination are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breach of Contract \u2013 Before a termination takes place, the guidelines listed in the worker\u2019s contract must be followed. If your contract states workers with more seniority are the last in line for layoffs and you&#8217;re laid off first, it&#8217;s a breach of contract and therefore a wrongful termination.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Constructive Discharge \u2013 The employer makes the work environment unbearable leaving workers with no choice but to resign. For example, refusing to allow more than one bathroom break per shift.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discrimination \u2013 Any termination based on age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, etc. If you&#8217;re laid off because too many customers have complained that they don&#8217;t feel your hijab makes you trustworthy, it&#8217;s a wrongful termination.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retaliation \u2013 A termination that takes place after an employee reports a violation such as harassment or discrimination. You reported your manager for making snide comments about your body. In return, you lost your job. That&#8217;s retaliation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Violation of Public Policy \u2013 Terminating a worker\u2019s job because they wouldn\u2019t violate a law for the company. For example, a store owner tells workers to sell cigarettes to anyone, regardless of age, to boost sales or lose their job if they refuse.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whistleblowing \u2013 If you\u2019re terminated after reporting fraudulent or illegal activities at your workplace, it\u2019s a violation of whistleblowing protections.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Do You Know If You Were Wrongfully Terminated?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What signs indicate a wrongful termination over a valid layoff? Look at these three factors.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Were other employees laid off around the same time?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are there any patterns with the workers who were laid off? (i.e. all the same race, color, gender, age, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is the company strong with plenty of work and a seemingly steady cash flow?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What reason were you given for the layoff, is it related to the company\u2019s financial decline or lack of available work, or something more alighted to potential discrimination?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an example, a Los Angeles charge nurse in California lost her job after her supervisor and fellow employees made comments about her age, that she should be retiring, and that she was making it harder for younger employees. She filed a wrongful termination case and won over $41.49 million in damages.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Do You Do Next?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gather as much evidence as you can. If a group of you were all terminated at the same time and you\u2019re of similar ages, races, religions, etc., get everyone\u2019s contact information if you can. Keep note of who was laid off and what reason they were given.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have performance reviews, get copies of them all. Don\u2019t just save them on your work computer as you might lose access.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep copies of emails you were sent during the termination process and any letters you received. Jot down things your manager or supervisor says about your layoff. The more evidence you have in your favor, the better it is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have this information, contact an expert in California employment law. You want to have a professional opinion to determine if you have a valid complaint or if your employer\u2019s layoff was handled legally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shegerian Conniff<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers free consultations to help you determine if you have a valid case against your employer. We\u2019ll <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/shegerianconniff.com\/dev\/contact-our-employment-law-firm-shegerian-conniff\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">offer guidance <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on how to proceed. Don\u2019t sit back and let your employer get away with mistreatment. Our employment law team is here to make sure you\u2019re treated fairly and according to California\u2019s employment laws.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California saw 147,000 people get laid off or discharged from their jobs in March. This was 10,000 fewer layoffs or discharges than happened in February, which is good news, but it&#8217;s not perfect. 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