I Was Fired From My Job in California - Do I Have a Case?

California is an at-will employment state, which means your employer can fire you for almost any reason, or no reason at all. Almost!  The exception is significant: your employer cannot fire you for an illegal reason. And in California, illegal reasons cover a far broader range of situations than most employees realize. If you were fired while living and working in California and something about it feels off — the timing, the explanation you were given, or what happened leading up to the termination — there is a legal framework specifically designed to evaluate situations like yours. This page will walk you through it.