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Does California Law Protect You From a Former Employer’s Retaliation? Key Takeaways: Yes, a former employer can often be held liable for retaliating against you after you leave. FEHA protects "any person" who engaged in protected activity, and the California Labor Code and federal law have also been applied to former employees. Post-employment retaliation can include false references, blacklisting, threats, refusing to rehire, or severance terms that try to silence you about unlawful workplace conduct. Under Government Code § 12964.5,

What Does It Mean When an Employer’s Reason for Firing You Is a Pretext? Key Takeaways: A pretext is a false or misleading reason an employer gives to hide an unlawful motive for firing someone, such as discrimination or retaliation. California courts usually analyze these claims under FEHA with a three-step burden-shifting framework, and many cases turn on the final step, where the employee generally must show the stated reason doesn’t hold up or that an unlawful motive was a

The Document Your Employer Wants Signed Quickly: A Closer Look at California Severance Offers Key Takeaways: A severance agreement trades money or benefits for your release of legal claims, so before signing you should understand which claims you’re giving up and what they may be worth. California’s Labor Code § 432.6 generally bars employers from requiring waivers of FEHA and Labor Code rights as a condition of employment for contracts entered into, modified, or extended on or after January 1,