I know what at will means. I know there are no real rules for firing people. But it seems like if a person is just getting outright screwed over there ought to be some legal recourse. That's what I'm looking for, something that falls in the scope of "what they're doing is wrong and they can be...
I'm not sure I understand how it doesn't. I get that wrongful termination usually is understood to be firing based on being part of a protected class. But the scope can be broadened to include what I quoted above, at least according california employment law, far as I can tell. And if it it...
Followup: I found this: In California, an employment contract of indefinite duration is generally deemed to be at the will of either party (Cal. Lab. Code § 2922). However, the "at will" relationship can be expressly or impliedly modified by the employer. For example, if the employer issues...
Here's the situation:
My friend works for a company. Her position was being eliminated. Her boss, a high ranking VP, has a closed door meeting with a manager in a different office and the next day they tell my friend the manager in the other office has agreed to hire her for a position there...