Layoff or Reduction-in-Forces: What Does Each Mean for You?

By Tod C. Gurney | Published April 12, 2017 | Posted in At Will Employees, Labor Law, Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: At Will Employees, Business, Layoffs | Leave a comment

Layoff, reduction-in-forces (RIF), downsizing: Employers use these terms all the time to let employees go, but no matter how they phrase it, the bottom line is that you are out of a job. However, while the end result of each of these actions is always the same, what terminology your employer uses to let you Read More

Understanding Employment at Will in California

By Tod C. Gurney | Published March 30, 2017 | Posted in At Will Employees, Employment Issues, Employment Law, Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: At Will Employees, employee, Employment | Leave a comment

All employers throughout California operate under the presumption that employees are employed “at will,” meaning that either the employer or the employee may terminate the employment at any time and without reason or prior notice. While that is true, employers should still terminate employment based on “a fair and honest cause or reason, regulated by Read More

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