California is an at-will state, which means in theory tye employer can let someone go at any time without a reason if there is no employment contract in place.
On tghe other hand, wrongful termination lawsuits happen all the time in California because there are so many discrimination laws in place. At a minimum, your friend likely qualifies for unemployment. EDD has precedent Administrative cases in place, describing in detail situations where the employer is still on the hook for their UI insirance reserve to pay for all or part of a terminated employee’s UI benefits.
I am not an attorney, so the opinions here are my own - I am an administrative exec for a group of companies in California that share common ownership, and have a great HR/Payroll manager who reports to me.
[please see #35. thanks.]
You’re “an administrative exec for a group of companies” and your handle is ‘Mudcat’?
With a name like that, I’d have thought you lived on a Mississipi bayou and barely had two teeth to rub together.
I love the internet. Most of the time.