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![WRONGFUL TERMINATION I CORONAVIRUS – Employee Rights - Harassment and Wrongful Discrimination during the Covid-19 Pandemic April 21, 2020 Despite the current climate employees remain protected against harassment, retaliation and discrimination in the workplace. While the coronavirus pandemic has added pressure on employers, employment laws and regulations geared towards employee protection still apply. Specifically, employers may not wrongfully harass, discriminate or retaliate against employees during these unprecedented times. Practically speaking an employer may terminate or lay-off employees due to financial pressures caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. Further, at-will employers, which tend to be the majority in California, may similarly terminate an employee for any reason, so long as the termination is not in violation of public policy or motivated by discrimination. In light of the forgoing the question becomes what does an employment discrimination or harassment claim look like during this pandemic? Unfortunately, Covid-19 has triggered a resurgence of xenophobia geared towards Asians. Asians, and specifically Chinese, are mistakenly being blamed for the creation and spread of the coronavirus. Any hate acts in the workplace or termination of Asian and Asian-American employees motivated by discrimination and xenophobia gives rise to an employment claim. If you are being harassed or were wrongfully terminated, contact our offices immediately at 619-432-5145 for a free consultation with one of our wrongful termination attorneys to discuss your employment discrimination case or Coronavirus wrongful termination case. For Further articles discussing this topic please see the links below: • WRONGFUL TERMINATION I EMPLOYMENT I CORONAVIRUS – TERMINATED IN VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA’S STAY-AT-HOME ORDER: http://dianalegal.com/wrongful-termination-i-employment-i-coronavirus-terminated-in-violation-of-californias-stay-at-home-order/ • WRONGFUL TERMINATION I EMPLOYMENT I CORONAVIRUS – CALIFORNIA EMPLOYEES WRONGFULLY TERMINATED BECAUSE OF COVID-19: http://dianalegal.com/WRONGFUL-TERMINATION-I-EMPLOYMENT-I-CORONAVIRUS-CALIFORNIA-EMPLOYEES-WRONGFULLY-TERMINATED-BECAUSE-OF-COVID-19/ • WRONGFUL TERMINATION I EMPLOYMENT I CORONAVIRUS – Legal Questions About Coronavirus and Employment: http://dianalegal.com/wrongful-termination-i-employment-i-coronavirus-legal-questions-about-coronavirus-and-employment/ • WRONGFUL TERMINATION I CORONAVIRUS – Employees Bringing An Action For Wrongful Termination Because Of The Coronavirus: http://dianalegal.com/wrongful-termination-i-coronavirus-employees-bringing-an-action-for-wrongful-termination-because-of-the-coronavirus/ • WRONGFUL TERMINATION I CORONAVIRUS – WRONGFUL TERMINATION IN VIOLATION OF PUBLIC POLICY – EMPLOYEE RIGHTS IN LIGHT OF THE CORONAVIRUS: http://dianalegal.com/wrongful-termination-i-coronavirus-wrongful-termination-in-violation-of-public-policy-employee-rights-in-light-of-the-coronavirus/ [contact-form-7 id="1201" title="Wrongful Termination"] TAGS: can you be fired for not going to work during coronavirus, Coronavirus wrongful termination, coronavirus employment, Coronavirus employment termination, stay at home order Job termination, Can you be fired for not coming to work because of coronavirus, Coronavirus at work, Coronavirus and employment, Can your employer force you to go to work, Can you be fired/disciplined if you refuse to go to work, Do you have any options other than to follow the stay at home order, What happens if the governor or president orders you to shut your business and your employer refuses, What happens if the governor issues a stay at home order and you lose your job for complying with the order, What happens if your employer wants you to violate a stay at home order, fired because of Coronavirus, “What does the California State issued stay at home order say”, employment discrimination case, xenophobia, Harassment and Wrongful Discrimination during Covid-19 Pandemic, Employee Rights during Covid-19, Employee Rights during a pandemic](https://dianalegal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/WRONGFUL-TERMINATION-I-CORONAVIRUS-–-Employee-Rights-Harassment-and-Wrongful-Discrimination-during-the-Covid-19-Pandemic.png)
WRONGFUL TERMINATION I CORONAVIRUS – Employee Rights – Harassment and Wrongful Discrimination during the Covid-19 Pandemic
April 21, 2020
Despite the current climate employees remain protected against harassment, retaliation and discrimination in the workplace. While the coronavirus pandemic has added pressure on employers, employment laws and regulations geared towards employee protection still apply. Specifically, employers may not wrongfully harass, discriminate or retaliate against employees during these unprecedented times.
Practically speaking an employer may terminate or lay-off employees due to financial pressures caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. Further, at-will employers, which tend to be the majority in California, may similarly terminate an employee for any reason, so long as the termination is not in violation of public policy or motivated by discrimination.
In light of the forgoing the question becomes what does an employment discrimination or harassment claim look like during this pandemic? Unfortunately, Covid-19 has triggered a resurgence of xenophobia geared towards Asians. Asians, and specifically Chinese, are mistakenly being blamed for the creation and spread of the coronavirus. Any hate acts in the workplace or termination of Asian and Asian-American employees motivated by discrimination and xenophobia gives rise to an employment claim.
If you are being harassed or were wrongfully terminated, contact our offices immediately at 619-432-5145 for a free consultation with one of our wrongful termination attorneys to discuss your employment discrimination case or Coronavirus wrongful termination case.
For Further articles discussing this topic please see the links below: