# Los Angeles Wrongful Termination Lawyer Files Lawsuits > Fired for an illegal reason in Los Angeles? Our wrongful termination lawyers sue for discrimination, retaliation, and forced resignation. No fee unless we win. Source: https://worklawyerca.com/wrongful-termination-lawyer-los-angeles/ Firm: Employment Lawyers Group — employee-side employment lawyers since 1993. Serving Los Angeles County, California. Phone: (818) 783-7300 (calling is the fastest way to reach the legal team) Office: 13418 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 Contact form: https://worklawyerca.com/contact/ Consultations are free and confidential; cases are taken on contingency. --- ##### When Is Termination Wrongful? A termination is considered wrongful if it is done for an illegal reason, such as discrimination, or in retaliation for exercising a workplace right such as applying for a leave of absence due to disability, pregnancy, or complaining about sexual harassment. ## Unjust Termination Lawyer What Is Constructive Wrongful Termination? Some employers attempt to sidestep the law by making workplace conditions so intolerable that the employee is forced to quit. The legal term for this is [“Constructive Wrongful Termination.”](https://worklawyerca.com/can-i-sue-if-i-am-still-employed/) If your employer forces you to quit, it may still be considered wrongful termination even if the employer technically did not fire you. The law concerning what you must do to be able to quit and sue your employer is very complicated. We strongly recommend that you speak to a qualified employment attorney to determine if you will be able to quit and sue, and what steps you must take before doing so. WE ADVANCE COURT COST ALL CASES ARE TAKEN ON CONTINGENCY WE ARE ONLY PAID IF WE WIN! Contact a Wrongful Termination Lawyer. Call (818) 783-7300 We handle all cases on a contingency fee basis with no upfront costs ##### Unfair Termination of Employment? California is an employment-at-will state, and this means companies are generally within their rights to lay people off singly, by the dozens, hundreds or thousands to cut operating costs or for other reasons they are not required to specify. Behind the scenes, however, we know that many people are chosen for layoff because of characteristics that are legally protected, most commonly **age** or affliction with a **medical condition** that company decision makers view as costly for them. When this occurs, it may be judged in court or by an arbitrator as employment discrimination, and that is illegal. ##### You were Unfairly Selected for LayOff, and is that Illegal? In the Los Angeles metropolitan area or elsewhere in California, we at the Employment Lawyers Group are here to help if you were selected for layoff in violation of state or federal laws. Our focused employment lawyers can make that determination and advise you accordingly based on decades of combined experience. Our successes in mediation, arbitration and courtroom litigation have included many [recoveries in excess of $100,000 in wrongful termination](https://worklawyerca.com/wrongful-termination-settlements/) and employment discrimination cases on behalf of, for example: - Numerous women fired or denied the right to return to work due to their pregnancies - People wrongfully terminated, selected for layoff or forced to quit because they were afflicted by cancer, another serious medical condition or a disability ##### Wrongful Termination Case Wins & Settlements in Los Angeles: - **$216,575** Leave of Absence Termination - **$182,500** Cancer Discrimination Termination - **$175,000**Wrongfully Terminated Controller - **$150,000** Wrongful Termination of Waitress - **$150,000** Race Harassment at Oil Refinery - **$125,000** Terminated for Complaining about Safety Violations Read Other Wrongful Termination Articles in Los Angeles - Employee Discharge After Complaint About Hazardous Working Conditions - [Terminations Of Employment That Are Carried Out As Part Of A Plan To Defraud Are Wrongful Termination](https://worklawyerca.com/termination-lawyer-los-angeles/) ##### California Wrongful Discharge The California Supreme Court has recognized that an employer’s termination of an employee for reporting an alleged violation of a statue of public importance represents one category of wrongful discharge in violation of public policy, *Gantt v. Sentry*, 1 Cal.4th 1083, 1090-1091 (1992) citing approvingly in *Turner v. Anheuser-Busch*, 7 Cal.4th 1238, 1256, 32 Cal.Rptr.2d 223, 235 (1994). Moreover, wrongful termination can be based upon an employee checking on and trying to report possible illegal conduct to company officials, *Collier v. Sup. Crt*. 228 Cal.App.3d 1117, 1121, 279 Cal.Rptr. 453 (1991). *Green v. Ralee Eng. Co.* 19 Cal.4th 66, 87, 78 Cal.Rptr.2d 16 , 29 (1998) referencing Collier, 1125. ##### California Wrongful Discharge Laws In *Holmes v. General Dynamics*, 17 Cal.App.4th 1418, 1423, 22 Cal.Rptr.2d 172, 174 (1993) the appellate court upheld a jury verdict for wrongful termination in which the evidence was that the plaintiff was fired for telling management their conduct violated a statute regulating public policy. The Holmes court held it was proper to instruct the jury that “employers shall not terminate employees in retaliation for disclosing to the employer’s management a practice of the employer that violates the False Statements Act,” at 1433, 181. The Holmes court held the instruction was proper and provided clarification what the word disclose means. The Holmes court held that disclosing means to “expose to view, as by removing a cover; uncover….The make known; divulge,” Id. WRONGFUL TERMINATION LAWYER An employer who fires an employee for ‘exposing to view or ‘making known’ an employer’s illegal conduct plainly violates a ‘fundamental’ or ‘substantial’ public policy regardless of the militancy or the decibel level of the report and even if the employee has chosen not to actively oppose the illegal conduct. A contrary rule would provide corporate managers incentive to terminate any employee after the employee has reported illegal activity but before the employees has had the opportunity to ‘protest’ such activity. Moreover, such rule would unfairly penalize an employee, such as Holmes, who deems it appropriate to address the situation by working through company channels rather than engaging in some form of adversarial conduct, Id. Call (818) 783-7300 To speak to an Los Angeles Employment Lawyer Please do not rely on this page for legal advice. The law is very fact specific to each case. In addition, The law frequently changes and there are legal doctrines not explained here in that must be understood in order to understand law. ## Our Firm: No Upfront Fees or Costs ### Contingency Fee Representation All employment cases for employees are taken on a **contingency basis**. We are only paid a fee **when and if we win** your case, and we **advance all litigation costs**. 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