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Who Are The San Diego Wrongful Termination Attorney?

Author: James Stew
by James Stew
Posted: Dec 09, 2013

The legal term wrongful termination is also known as wrongful dismissal or wrongful discharge from employment. This term is used to define a situation where an employee or his/her employee’s contract of employment stands terminated by their employer. This is different from a normal termination and is termed wrongful because in these kinds of termination the employer tends to breach or violate one or more than one terms and conditions mentioned in the employment contract. And the lawyers who deal with this kind of cases are popularly known as the wrongful termination attorney.

Know about Applicable State & Federal Laws

The violation can also be done to any provision or act under the employment law of the land. There are no particular wrongful termination law in USA. However, the infrastructure of protection against wrongful termination is set up on the various state and federal laws and rulings. The scope and definition of wrongful dismissal depends on the terms and conditions of an employment contract.

Any termination that is an outcome of any sort of discrimination based on the birth, race, nationality, religion, economic or social status, marital status, sexual orientation, sex, and age is termed as a wrongful termination. The US Civil Rights Act prohibits the practise of ‘retaliation’ in termination of an employee. This means that an employer just cannot go ahead and sack his/her employee as because that person has filed a claim of discrimination against their employer or if the employee refuses to indulge himself or herself in an illegal act.

Ensure Lawful Process of Termination

The wrongful termination attorney San Diego safeguards an employee from any such violation and misdoings. These lawyers or attorneys make sure that the employers have lawfully processed a termination and have followed the termination procedures set under the employment contract. Such regulations and procedures are usually mentioned in the employee handbooks and company policy outlines. The lawyer makes sure that such regulations are maintained and observed by both the employers and the employees. If an employee is wrongfully terminated then the lawyer will help him/her file the case under the tribunals or courts and assist accordingly.

They will help you to restore your employment, position and losses, or they will assist you to get a monetary compensation. In cases of wrongful termination the victim or the sufferer may have monetary losses, psychological losses or both. The compensation varies from case to case and depends on the nature of the client’s losses or suffering.

Author Bio:

This article is written by James Stew. His knowledge and experience in law has helped him to write this informative article on San Diego employment discrimination lawyer. Whenever you are looking for some valuable information, you can actually go through his articles and get the necessary information.

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