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Analysis of new laws and key decisions in California wrongful-termination and employment law.

  • General Dynamics Corp. v. Superior Court

    General Dynamics Corp. v. Superior Court In-house counsel may sue for wrongful termination — both on an implied-in-fact contract theory and, within limits, a…

  • Stevenson v. Superior Court

    Age discrimination in violation of the FEHA supports a common-law claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy. When a plaintiff relies on…

  • Gantt v. Sentry Insurance

    The discharge stated an actionable Tameny claim and was not preempted by the workers’-compensation law (id. at p. 1085). More durably, the court held…

  • Foley v. Interactive Data Corp.

    The Tameny claim failed because Foley’s report about a coworker served the employer’s private interest, not a fundamental public policy. Foley nonetheless adequately pleaded…

  • Pugh v. See’s Candies, Inc.

    Yes. The longevity of Pugh’s service, together with the employer’s commendations and assurances and its acknowledged practices, supported an implied-in-fact promise that he would…

  • Cotran v. Rollins Hudig Hall Int’l, Inc.

    Good cause to terminate under an implied “good cause” contract means a reasoned, good-faith conclusion that the misconduct occurred, supported by substantial evidence gathered…

  • Turner v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.

    To establish a constructive discharge, an employee must prove that the employer either intentionally created or knowingly permitted working conditions so intolerable or aggravated…